The Elders in Residence program took centre stage as the Dhillon School of Business celebrated 40 years of Indigenous business management education at its annual scholarship dinner.

The event, which featured Indigenous art, dance and music, also raised funds towards establishing a new scholarship benefiting Indigenous students at the University of Lethbridge. The Kas’sin Noo nii’ ksi Scholarship (meaning in this context “Our Elders as our guides and teachers”) will soon be available to all Indigenous students enrolled at ULethbridge and studying in any discipline across campus.

"I truly believe education is an opportunity towards prosperity, both individually and in society,” says E gim mi Niitsitapi (man has a heart for Real People or Indigenous Peop…