Stories – Literacy

Shirley Williams (Bird Clan) is an Elder from Wiikwemkoong First Nation; her Anishinaabe name is Migizi ow Kwe meaning Eagle Woman.  Shirley is a Professor Emeritus at Trent University, Indigenous ...

The Alternative Secondary School Program (ASSP) addresses the needs of urban Indigenous students in Fort Frances and surrounding areas by creating a culture-based educational environment where the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of a student's life are centered.

The mission of the N’Swakamok Alternative School is to offer a wholistic and culturally inclusive educational program that meets the needs of urban Indigenous students.

Wiingashk Alternative Secondary School is located at N’Amerind Friendship Centre in London. This program offers urban Indigenous students a culture-based education that balances the secondary school curriculum with wholistic, culturally relevant educational approaches.

An Elder, who is preparing Anishinaabe people to be responsible, knowledgeable about their culture, creation and to show us our own personal role in Creation.

"Choices" is an alternative School and General Cultural Programming within Native Friendship Centre and Native Health centres. The goal of the program was to revitalize culture and incorporate Anis...

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...

Solomon Ratt is an educator who has dedicated his life to teaching, while also creating and translating resources into Cree.

Developing models for nation-specific education through language revitalization and community engagement.

Manitoba First Nations School System (MFNSS), begun in 2017, has been empowered to engage in Indigenous led education within the province.  Established by the Manitoba First Nations Education Resou...

Hailey Prince details the Nak'azdli Cultural Centre's aims and initiatives of capturing and maintaining Dakelh traditional knowledge through methods of traditional knowledge transfer from Elders. T...

The Nunavut Literacy Council – Ilitaqsiniq offers hands-on, Elder led, skill-based education programs that build essential skills for life or the workforce.

Anishinaabe Elders who are constantly working towards reconciliation and bringing traditional knowledge to their people.

Examples of formal and informal Indigenous Education from a 'student of life' who describes the importance of language and land-based learning.

Angela Christmas, who teaches grades 1-9 at Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’Kuom, on Miawpukek First Nation, describes the advantages of teaching Mi'kmaw and sign language simultaneously. She also discuss...

The Youth For Reconciliation (YFR) was a partnership that aimed to build connections, relationships and allyship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth and communities. Through experiential le...

First Nations owned and operated post-secondary education institution.

Inuit educational and cultural institution

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...

The Inuit Studies Program at Nunavut Arctic College is a two-year diploma program. It aims to share traditional and contemporary Inuit practices through a number of methods throughout the program.

Pinnguaq's Te(a)ch is a unique technology where it aims to move children/teens from being consumers of technology to being creators of technology.

Kelsey Jaggard speaks to Victoria Meekis about immersion Kindergarten program. Vicky speaks about her experience teaching Indigenous language in schools, the need to revitalize the language in comm...

Chris Shawanoo speaks about the role of the NRNC in providing holistic educational opportunities to the Niagara urban Indigenous community.

Neqweyqwelsten School is a community run school with the vision of revitalizing the Secwepemctsin language in the community.

Supervisor of Indigenous Education, Sarah Longman, discusses the programs she oversees for Regina Public Schools.

Arthur Anthony discusses his work with the Wju'sn Aknutmuatl (Wind Talkers) program, a literacy program run by the the Native Council of Nova Scotia.

Diane Warner, Co-facilitator of the Wind Talkers program, discusses the family literacy program and the importance of language revitalization.

Mary Elliot, a Anishinabe elder shares her perspective of understanding the land and knowledge it carries. Through story telling she shares her perspective on what is both important teachings to sh...

Tumikuluit Saipaaqivik is Iqaluit's Inuktitut only daycare that provides childcare services using Inuktitut as the language of communication as well as cultural education. The centre aims to preser...

Building-up your identity with an of alignment of what your goals are in life.

The education of your own people teaches you differently in all aspects.

Kelsey Jaggard talks to Elder Charlotte Rae about the importance of Oji-Cree language immersion and revitalization. Indigenous languages are being lost at an alarming rate and their revitalization ...

The Language Revitalization Program, facilitated by Fran Brown in Bella Bella, BC, involves Heiltsuk language learning activities.

Women supporting women in the Yukon and Northern British Columbia.

Audio interview with Indigenous Educator Penny Cardinal-Kotash perspective from Treaty 8, High Level, Alberta.

Kelsey Jaggard interviews Rachel Ombash in Sioux Lookout, Ontario at the KOBE Language Learning app launch. Rachel Works with the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board of Education as an Oji-Cree language ...

Bridging the western educational world with local First Nation culture and traditions .

Cheryll Welke shares about her community involvement volunteering in schools by talking about her Métis culture and identity.

The Principal of the Dene Tha Community School, Carlito Somera, discusses the school's commitment to holding fall and winter Cultural Camps for students in grades 4-12.

Catherine Davis discusses the challenges of including Indigenous education initiatives in the public education system.  

The SENĆOŦEN Survival School and Language Apprenticeship programs value our history and teach the ways and beliefs of our W̱SÁNEĆ homeland and worldview.

An examination of the historic and current issues relevant to First Nations land use and community planning. 

A Nakota language initiative that seeks to revitalize and re-awaken the Nakota language on White Bear First Nation.

Education that prepares students to lead successful, productive and healthy lives while enhancing and celebrating their identity and pride through language and culture programs and daily education.

Elder involvement is an essential element in the development of programming for the Qwallayuw Head Start Preschool Program.

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.

Kelsey Jaggard interviews Sarah Johnson about the three new KOBE Language Learning Apps in Oji-Cree, Cree, and Ojibwe. The KOBE Language Learning app is an accessible way to learn Oji-Cree, Cree, a...

Via digital technology CIA Solutions Inc. is helping the Indigenous community gain new skills in sharing critical information. This new form of communication and essentially storytelling provides a...

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki...

Le projet d'accompagnement scolaire et social (PASS) est mis en oeuvre par le Comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh. Il s'agit d'un programme de Passeport pour ma réussite (Pathways for Education Canada...

Program aimed at improving academic performance among students from grades 8-12 through the provision of resources, computer lab and tutoring.

KDS Vision Statement: “BUILDING OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE TODAY BY TEACHING AND LEARNING THE DENE WAY.” "KDS is committed to providing quality education for our students by concentrating on four compon...

Janine Landry speaks with Shy-Anne Bartlett, an Ojibwe teacher for the Superior Greenstone Board, about her role in a translation project for the Nelson Education, Circle of Life series. In this pr...

Donna Lerat teaches early learners their Cree identity through language and music at the K’Awasis Daycare.

L’Institut Tshakapesh, qui se situe à Uashat, est un organisme culturel et éducatif qui dessert, depuis près de trente-cinq ans, huit communautés innues de la Côte-Nord. L’Institut a pour mission d...

La bibliothèque Maskwa ("écorce de bouleau" en abénaki) est implantée dans la communauté abénakise de Wôlinak (en Mauricie). Elle a rouvert ses portes en 2017, sous la gestion du Grand Conseil de l...

Implanté en 2003 au Centre d'amitié autochtone de Val-d'Or, le Club des Petits Loups Mohiganech (en algonquin, qui signifie « petit loup ») vise les enfants âgés entre 6 et 12 ans, en leur apportan...

Le Conseil atikamekw de Manawan, par le projet Matcekiw a comme mission le renforcement de trois domaines prioritaires aux yeux de la communauté soit 1) la prévention et la sensibilisation, 2) la p...

Inuktitut Teacher. Teaching Inuktitut to Inuit Bachelor of Education students.

Chief Atahm School provides immersion schooling (early childhood to grade 4) for the community.

The Matawa Learning Centre uses a holistic approach to education in order to help young Indigenous learners from the Matawa Communities in Northern Ontario.

A discussion of Early Childhood Education services offered at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre that has a focus on intergenerational teachings

Dawn Wemigwans speaks to how including student voice and community into education helps to build better relationships. She also speaks to how this helps shape Indigenous education for both non-Indi...

χpey̓ Elementary School was developed by the Vancouver School Board in 2012 in response to calls from the community for an education that was culturally relevant for Indigenous youth and encompassi...

A one year university access program for Canadian Aboriginal Students who may not be prepared to enter a faculty through regular admissions. This is not an upgrading program, but a full-time univer...

Joey Blood, of Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society's Family Preservation and Youth Mentorship program, shares on its work supporting indigenous youth and their families in accessing cultural acti...

Erica Beaudin has been the Executive Director of the Regina Treaty Status Indian Services since 2007 and she discusses the importance of the organization’s community education programs.

St. Thomas Aquinas School Division (STAR) and Nipisihkopahk Educational Authority (NEA) have entered into a education partnership through an Alberta Education Grant- "Building Capacity Through Coll...

Solomon Ratt uses Facebook to engage students and community members in learning Cree.

The Principal and Counsellor from Chief Whitecap School and the Superintendent from Saskatoon Public Schools discuss the importance of the alliance that brought about the school.

Program Coordinator, Kathleen Makela and Director, Larry Chartrand discuss the Indigenous Law Centre’s Summer Program.

SUNTEP is a teacher education program that focuses on Métis education and student success.

A national mathematics contest for Indigenous youth on reserves in Grades 4-6.

Lori Whiteman, Executive Director of the Treaty Education Alliance, describes their land-based programs and services.

Tsuut'ina Nation Post Secondary program offers insight on their program and student success​.

Chief Atahm School offers ECE and immersion classes for children up to grade 4. The Secwepemc Ka Language Nest focuses on full immersion for children from 6 months to 4 years old. Language classes ...

There are approximately 100+ Kwakwaka'wakw members living in Nanaimo, BC. The Kwak'wala Language Group started in Nanaimo in September 2017. Three faculty members from Vancouver Island University (...

In this interview, kindergarten teacher Arlene Ward speaks on the importance of culturally relevant and diverse books for young learners, how she integrates Blackfoot and other languages into her c...

Dorothy Thunder describes the Cree language program being offered to University of Alberta students and the teaching techniques that are involved with the program.

The Digital Lodge project is a multi-year project in Thompson, Manitoba that works with the same group of students from grade 7 until grade 12. It is part of the larger Educating for Action project...

Le Centre régional d’éducation des adultes (CRÉA), créé en 2012, a pour mission de desservir l’ensemble des communautés autochtones francophones au Québec. Il vise à amener les individus à développ...

Nusdeh Yoh Elementary upholds the belief that all Indigenous students are entitled to quality, holistic education that validates Indigenous cultures, histories, values and languages.

Indigenous Languages of Manitoba is focused on retaining and revitalizing Indigenous Languages within the province. They operate within their community, offering various services from translation t...

Margaret Mattess, Principal of Eugene Joseph Elementary discusses their approach to educating Indigenous youth.