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Knowing Ourselves First Before We Go Ahead -Traditional Knowledge Holder Darlene Kappo

Our Cree language and culture are inseparable because language is the basis of our culture. If culture is to be considered in Indigenous Education in any real way the specific region and language of that region must always be the basis of the content being incorporated and taught. Over the years she has gathered and […]

Our Cree language and culture are inseparable because language is the basis of our culture. If culture is to be considered in Indigenous Education in any real way the specific region and language of that region must always be the basis of the content being incorporated and taught.

Over the years she has gathered and earned knowledge through direct experiences. Direct experiences in a traditional lifestyle and academic as a student and teacher of the Cree language and culture All her work is aimed at being able to share skills and knowledge of the Cree culture to support people in the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to know who we are as a Cree people. All learning cycles are about the community over the individual ultimately and we must learn about ourselves and who we are as Cree people and share whatever we can back with our communities.