The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship for 2022 was awarded to second-year Aurora College Early Learning and Child Care student Sarah McGregor. The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship award is funded by Hotıì ts’eeda, and provided through a partnership between Hotıì ts’eeda and Aurora College/Aurora Research Institute. Edets’seèhdzà (eh-DEY-tsay-zah) means “stepping forward to challenge yourself” in the Tłı̨chǫ language.

McGregor will be the fifth student supported through the Edets’seèhdzà Studentship since its launch in 2019, and the first recipient enroled in a program outside of the School of Health and Human Services. Past research areas for recipients have included traditional teachings, Northern-focused care and Indigenous health.

McGregor will have the opportunity to be mentored by several researchers from different organizations while working on multiple research projects, including the Northern Oral Language and Writing through Play (NOW Play) partnership and the Children and Youth Seeking Tłı̨chǫ Cultural Identity in a Time of Change project. She will also work with Hotıì ts’eeda to learn about implementation of research results and evidence on Early Learning and Childhood at a policy level.

Hotıì ts’eeda and Aurora College congratulate Sarah McGregor and look forward to seeing her progress over the coming year.

For more information or to apply, visit nwtspor.ca/programs/edetsseehdza-studentship.