Hi…My name is Verlie Wile and I am the Aboriginal Student Advisor at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish Nova Scotia. I am forwarding a picture of the students who will graduate in May 2005 and who received their XRings in a ceremony here in December. The attached article gives more information. These are 13 Mi’kmaq students and one student, Brian Dickson who is from the Ojibway Nation, Ontario. A proud moment! If you would like more info about this event please contact me.

December 3, St. FX Day, and the day senior students receive their long-awaited X-Ring is always a special day. This year, it was even more so for a large group of Aboriginal students. In what is thought to be the largest number ever of Aboriginal students to receive their X-Ring in one year, over a dozen students proudly received their X-Ring. “Aboriginal communities and provincial and national Aboriginal associations are dedicated to developing future generations of leaders through higher education. These graduates are the future leaders and role models in their home communities,” St. FX Aboriginal Student Advisor Verlie Wile says. “As Aboriginal communities continue to evolve towards more self-government and more participation in the Canadian economy, these graduates are significant.”

Pictured, this year’s X-Ring recipients, include, front row from left:

Charlotte Poulette, B.Ed, Mary Gould, B.Ed, Carol Anne Francis, B.Ed, Debbie Dennis, B.Ed, Vanessa Carroll, honours BA, and Brian Dickson, honours BBA. Back row, Cindy Poulette, B.Ed, Amber Johnson, B.Ed, Yolanda Denny, B.Ed, Carol Ann Paul, B.Ed, Jeremiah Johnson, B.Ed, and Mike Isaac, B.Ed.

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