Leadership means guiding a group of people, so stories in this category include topics of leadership and governance and highlight programs that foster a sense of pride and belonging and to promote wellbeing, driven by a community need to promote leaders from within to promote several levels of community engagement and create change. Stories show how an understanding of history and intergenerational trauma allows participants to understand their context and to consider the ways they can contribute to the betterment of their community. Several programs focus on fostering resiliency as participants prepare for leadership roles, whatever they may look like. Opportunities exist for participants to receive support to recognize the knowledge they already have, see their own potential, and eventually to become mentors for other participants. Stories in this category focus on the value of knowledge transmission in order to create the next generation of knowledge keepers.
The description of the Story. This content will accompany the Title on the website. La communauté de l’Université McGill à Montréal présente une longue histoire en termes de collaboration avec les ...
Délina Petit Pas is the Chair and Director of the Mi'kmaw Language and Culture Programs with the Mi'kmaw Heritage Research and Restoration Association (MHRRA), which is a not-for-profit society bas...
To teach culture, history and music. To have access to what could be considered a privilege offered at the library, pow-wow grounds, school settings and at the band office, throughout the year. All...
Elizabeth Sault seeks to provide wholistic educational opportunities to community members with the aim of violence reduction. Violence reduction can happen in many ways and Elizabeth speaks of how a healthy community reduces violence. She works much of the time one to one with individuals in crisis but her workshops round out her program to assist individuals to gain life skills and build a healthy Indigenous identity to empower them to seek health and wellness. Reducing violence is about living a good life and she seeks out elders and community members who have teachings to share with her participants. Elizabeth does work to raise awareness about MMIW and human trafficking in her programs as well as hosting larger events for service providers.
Dechinta means "in the bush" in many of Dene languages in the Northwest Territories. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning believes in supporting self-determining and sustainable Northern commu...
Meeka is a well-known teacher of education, healing, and Inuit culture. She started teaching children in 1971, and moved onto adult education at Nunavut Arctic College for 18 years. Meeka believes that elder knowledge from experience is necessary have a foundation for living an Inuit life as our ancestor did. She hopes that healing and education from Inuit go a long way.
Skahendowaneh teaches components of Trent University’s Ph.D. program and Indigenous Studies undergraduate program in the areas of Indigenous Knowledge, Iroquoian culture and language.
Dechinta’s model of program delivery is innovative and responsive to the needs of diverse learners. We offer a setting where families can learn together through our Chekoa Nı̨ htł’èkǫ ̨̀ Deè (KidsU...
"Returning of our ways and of being together." Indigenous Education is like a story and we as a People, have a variety of roles to play within it to bring forth "excellence."
Lutsel K'e Dene school is working collaboratively to support holistic Dene education.
''Several on-the-land projects across the Northwest Territories are getting a major financial boost.
On the Lan...
Interview conducted on January 31st in the First Nations House at The University of Toronto.
''Shannon Simpson has only just stepped into a leadership role at First Nations House and she's already ...
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is a postsecondary institution in Kamloops, B.C. that offers research opportunities, programs and certificates designed specifically to support and engage Indigenou...
The Banuts'ukuih (meaning, canoe coming to shore in Lheidli) project is an example of the experiential learning opportunities led by Indigenous instructors in partnership with the University of Nor...
The health educator at the All Nations Healing Hospital in Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, provides an overview of programs and services offered to Indigenous communities and schools within Treaty 4 territory.
IBEP strives to create a place where Indigenous business students can thrive. Through their efforts, Indigenous students are ensured space within Asper School of Business, and their student associa...
The following is an interview with Dave Sloan, the superintendent of schools for School District 60: Peace River North. Mr. Sloan has 30+ years of experience in the field of education and spent ove...
This interview with Pat Jansen provided a great overview of some of the great work being done to support Indigenous students in School District 60: Peace River North. It especially highlighted some...
Students at UNBC are building community connections to improve the quality of life of Indigenous students through social events and project partnerships.