By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Last month, McGill University announced its new initiative of covering tuition costs and mandatory fees for Indigenous students would begin with the upcoming fall semester. However, this program has a few addendums when it comes to Nunavik students, as Kativik Ilisarniliriniq says more discussions are needed to iron out the details. Starting in the fall, the university, based in Montreal, plans to only offer full tuition coverage to students from nearby Mohawk communities, including the six Haudenosaunee nations of the Grand River in Ontario. McGill calls this its “first phase” of the program. When it comes to other Indigenous students, including Nunavimmiut, the deal only includes prospective or current diploma students enrolled in McGill’s school of social work, school of continuing studies, or…
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