Posted on March 12, 2019 by Dene Basil
Bridging the western educational world with local First Nation culture and traditions .
In this interview Francis Ross talks about the on the land learning program in Old Crow Yukon. This program is designed to achieve educational curriculum in a First Nation lens. This program fully utilizes local First Nation knowledge, culture, and traditions and fuses it with current western education curriculum. The approach allows students to become more comfortable by learning with familiarity using Fist Nations tools, methods and ways of life to meet educational goals. This program creates a bridge between the two worlds many First Nation people experience as a hardship.
Posted on by Trisha Campbell
Solomon Ratt created a Facebook group called Cree Language Videos where he posts videos related to Cree language lessons and traditional stories.
Solomon Ratt is a professor in the Department of Indigenous Languages, Arts, and Cultures at the First Nations University of Canada where he teaches Cree language in the Y-dialect. He created a Facebook Group called, Cree Language Videos, where he posts videos of Cree language lessons that involve: introductions; things you like to do; hobbies; days of the week; weather terms; verb conjugations; tenses; and traditional stories – stories of Wîsahkîcâhk. Since the creation of Cree Language Videos a few years ago, it has gathered over 3000 members.
The Cree Language Videos started as a way to provide both distance and proximate learners with opportunities to access to the Cree language lessons. This practical language learning tool allows students to watch the videos, to see the Cree language written out, and to hear the language being spoken.
Traditional stories in Cree have lessons on how to exist and survive in this world, how to get along with others, and the responsibilities people have to each other. It is important to hear the traditional stories in their language of origin because there are certain aspects, like humour, that cannot be easily translated to English or other languages.
To Solomon, Indigenous education means to learn everything that he can about the world in which he lives, specifically, to learn from his surroundings – from the land and the people around him. He hopes that more learning will be done on the land, that language will be brought in with traditional activities, and that we can revive the language when we revive the traditions.
Cree Language Videos – http://nehiyawewin.ca/cree-language-videos/
Visit the Online Cree Dictionary / Nehiyaw Masinahikan – http://www.creedictionary.com
Cree Language Software – http://www.creedictionary.com/software/index.php
Posted on by Richard Stecenko
EmpoweringU, Financial Wellness Program helps students stay in university.
Many students drop out of university because they’re broke. The EmpoweringU, Financial Wellness Program has three goals: 1) Provide University of Manitoba Indigenous students with the tools and skills they need to make informed financial decisions; 2) Relieve stress caused by financial pressures; 3) Help students find the financial resources they need to stay in school. The program partners with awards officers to explain scholarships & bursaries and offer onsite application assistance. An Indigenous dietitian speaks about eating healthy on a budget, focusing on the traditional, cultural, and spiritual aspects of preparing a meal. There are budgeting & debt reduction workshops and sessions on the importance of filing taxes to access benefits. The EmpoweringU program has been generously funded by Hubert Kleysen, LL.D/14, Bernice Kleysen and Cambrian Credit Union.
Posted on by Richard Stecenko
After attending EmpoweringU sessions, students know how to open up a bank account, budget, apply for student loans, bursaries, scholarships and thrive at university.
After attending EmpoweringU sessions, students know how to open up a bank account, budget, apply for student loans, bursaries, scholarships and thrive at university. Coming from the north, Cindy could not believe the quantity of healthy food you could buy for $120. “If you were to buy that stuff up north, it would have been, like $300, $350. It was really nice to know that you could actually spend such little money and have a lot of food.” EmpoweringU runs its programs in Migizii Agamik; it’s a place where Indigenous students from all over get together. It’s a place to study; you talk about back home; it’s nice, warm and like family. You learn how to live on a budget.
Posted on March 11, 2019 by Jeremiah Sharpe
Neecheewam’s White Butterfly Program works with young people to improve their lives.
Neecheewam’s White Butterfly Program sees child behaviour as another language that need to be learned. Their staff look at the children they work with as a whole, an important philosophical concept of Indigenous education, which they believe to be an integrated component of daily life.
Posted on by Catherine Charest
Ce programme vise l’inclusion de l’artisanat innu en milieu scolaire. L’artisanat est inclus en tout temps dans les écoles primaires et secondaires de la communauté d’Unamen shipu (La Romaine) afin de préserver et de transmettre l’art innu. This story is not available in English. Please select another language option.
Ce programme vise l’inclusion de l’artisanat innu en milieu scolaire. L’artisanat est inclus en tout temps dans les écoles primaires et secondaires de la communauté d’Unamen shipu (La Romaine) afin de préserver et de transmettre l’art innu.
This story is not available in English. Please select another language option.
Posted on by Kaitlyn Walcheske
Cheryll Welke shares about her community involvement volunteering in schools by talking about her Métis culture and identity.
Cheryll Welke volunteers in classrooms in High Level, Alberta to engage with students through the sharing of moose meat and bannock and talking about the significance of Métis contribution to Canadian society. Welke wants Métis youth to be proud of who they and understand how much Métis people have contributed to the development of Canada.
Posted on by Jiah Dzentu
Aurora College’s Inuvik campus has two large McPherson tents where a variety of activities take place. Elementary schools, high schools, Elders, and community members use this space. Some activities include medicine walks, fish camps, and story-telling.
Aurora College’s Inuvik campus has two large McPherson tents where a variety of activities take place. Elementary schools, high schools, Elders, and community members use this space. Some activities include medicine walks, fish camps, and story-telling.
