Posted on November 5, 2018 by Yvonne Benjoe
Donna Lerat teaches early learners their Cree identity through language and music at the K’Awasis Daycare.
Donna Lerat is the Director of the K’Awasis Daycare on Cowesses First Nation, Saskatchewan. She has observed her community lose their cultural identity and language. At the Daycare, Lerat has implemented an Indigenous language and cultural protocols program for early learners to age twelve. By introducing young people, and the daycare staff, to Cree language and traditions, Lerat hopes to be part of the change whereby young people learn Cree, and learn, not just how to, but why they practice Cree cultural protocols and traditions. Cree language recordings and music are played throughout the day and children practice vocabulary related to numeracy, months, animals, basic words, and phrases related to greetings. Opportunities to engage early learners in Cree language acquisition will better equip them to learn Cree in school settings and that success will, hopefully, make them proud and confident Cree language speakers.
Posted on November 2, 2018 by Kaitlyn Walcheske
The ASLA program, developed by Dr. S. Neyooxet Greymorning, is being delivered by Paula Mackinaw to teach Cree with the Miyo Wahkotowin Education Authority in Maskwacis, Alberta.
The Accelerated Second Language Acquisition (ASL) program, developed by Dr. Steven Neyooxet Greymorning, has been modified and is being delivered by Paula Mackinaw with the Miyo Wahkotowin Education Authority in Maskwacis, Alberta. The ASLA program is taught in the target language, Cree, and is very repetitive and forces the learner to think in the target language. It is all oral with many visuals. It helps students develop an identity and traditional culture. It produces thinkers and speakers of the language taught.
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Lisa Jodoin
Laurianne Sylvester, Director of the First Nation Student Success Program, describes the Red Road Project and discusses what makes the program such a success.
Laurianne Sylvester, Director of the First Nation Student Success Program, describes the Red Road Project and discusses what makes the program such a success.
Posted on by Richard Stecenko
The program, offered by University of Winnipeg, creates a welcoming environment for Indigenous and new-comer students from the neighbourhood who have never been on campus. It offers topics such as every-day math skills, Indigenous astronomy, traditional knowledge, and language through practical exercises, story-telling, and song. A star blanket mural was painted on the Helen Betty […]
The program, offered by University of Winnipeg, creates a welcoming environment for Indigenous and new-comer students from the neighbourhood who have never been on campus. It offers topics such as every-day math skills, Indigenous astronomy, traditional knowledge, and language through practical exercises, story-telling, and song. A star blanket mural was painted on the Helen Betty Osborne Building to honour and commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people.
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Catherine Charest
L’École des Quatre Vents de Chicoutimi accueille depuis près d’une année le Projet particulier à valeur autochtone. Ce projet, visant la réussite scolaire des élèves autochtones, offre des cours pour les jeunes élèves de la préscolaire à la 3e année du primaire. L’École des Quatre Vents est la première école primaire offrant un programme adapté […]
L’École des Quatre Vents de Chicoutimi accueille depuis près d’une année le Projet particulier à valeur autochtone. Ce projet, visant la réussite scolaire des élèves autochtones, offre des cours pour les jeunes élèves de la préscolaire à la 3e année du primaire. L’École des Quatre Vents est la première école primaire offrant un programme adapté aux besoins des élèves autochtones habitant en milieu urbain. Il s’agit d’un modèle inclusif où jeunes autochtones et allochtones se fréquentent, apprennent à se connaître et à partager leurs cultures. Le projet à valeur autochtone permet d’offrir un enseignement de qualité aux élèves tout en leur permettant de préserver leurs croyances, leur langue et leur culture. De plus, « l’apport de la culture autochtone est intégré au sein de l’école » (Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay, 2017), et ce, de façon générale. Ainsi, à l’École des Quatre Vents, les élèves peuvent développer leur plein potentiel, puisqu’on retrouve des enseignements et des services adaptés aux besoins des jeunes autochtones vivant en milieu urbain. Pour ce projet, la direction de l’École des Quatre Vents a consulté divers acteurs du milieu de l’éducation autochtones, tels que les directions scolaires, les enseignants, les parents, les membres des communautés, afin de créer un milieu éducatif qui correspond aux besoins des jeunes. Il s’agit d’un milieu accueillant et sécurisant pour les jeunes et leurs parents. On y retrouve d’ailleurs plusieurs locaux, dont deux salles de classe et une salle parents-enfants qui ont été réfléchies selon les spécificités culturelles des élèves autochtones. À travers ce projet, plusieurs objectifs sont poursuivis. La persévérance scolaire, l’intégration de plusieurs aspects culturels dans le milieu éducatif, la création d’un milieu sécurisant et stimulant pour les jeunes, l’implication des parents dans l’éducation de leurs enfants, en sont des exemples. L’apprentissage de la langue maternelle y est primordial et on retrouve des activités de valorisation culturelles promouvant les oeuvres, les traditions et l’identité autochtone. Bibliographie Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay. (2017). Projet particulier pour les élèves autochtones. Chicoutimi, Québec : Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay.
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Posted on October 16, 2018 by Yvonne Benjoe
Assistant Professor, Joanne Goodpipe offers courses that create leaders in hospitality, tourism, gaming, and entertainment.
Joanne Goodpipe is an Assistant Professor of Business in the Department of Indigenous Science, The Environment, and Economic Development at First Nations University of Canada, Regina Campus. Goodpipe teaches a five-course certificate program which deals with: hospitality, tourism, and entertainment management; marketing; human resources; commercial gaming; and strategic management. These courses are designed with Indigenous content, examples, and case studies, which are available to both industry and university students who, she hopes, will become proud Indigenous leaders and managers in First Nations gaming. Full classes are indicators of success and Goodpipe believes that offering this program helps to build stronger communities.
Posted on October 11, 2018 by Yvonne Benjoe
Gilbert Kewistep educates future generations of social workers who, he hopes will, ask tough questions, be inclusive of Elders, be involved in community agencies, and effect meaningful change.
Gilbert Kewistep is a Professor in the Saskatchewan Indigenous Social Work program at First Nations University of Canada. He believes that in order for his students to be successful in their role as social workers they must understand their culture and history of Indigenous people in this province and country. We must educate the current and future Indigenous social workers, and the Canadian public about the effects of residential schools, reconciliation, and the sixties scoop. He hopes that with the knowledge his student’s gain from the program and with guidance from Elders, that they will effect positive change for Indigenous people through social work.
