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Community Elder Perspective - Albina Cardinal


Elder, Albina Cardinal believes that a curriculum that is infused with Indigenous history makes progress in the healing and understanding of Indigenous communities.

Albina Cardinal is an Elder and a residential school survivor. She enjoys the opportunity to interact with students and share her experiences at residential school with students (K-3) and teachers. Cardinal has presented to teachers on professional development days held at the High Level school. These presentations provide educators with opportunities to ask questions about being a residential school survivor and teaches the students about the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Cardinal believes that it is important to learn about Indigenous history and language in order to reclaim Indigenous languages. She shared a story of when she was young and the many things she learned from her parents when she was home in the summer, fall and sometimes winter. She fondly remembers her mom making her brothers and sisters a pair of moccasins to wear at residential school when they had to return.

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Location: Fort Vermilion
Name: Albina Cardinal
Title: Community Elder
Address:
Box 363
Fort Vermilion, AB
T0H 1N0
Phone Number: 780-927-4643

Contributor

Name: Pam Greene
Regional Lead(s):
  • Linda Many Guns 

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Alberta

Education Topics

Art/Performance
Colonialism
Culture
Curriculum
Elder Knowledge
English
History
Language
Professional Development
Reconciliation
Residential Schools
Teacher Training

Education Levels

Community
Primary (K - Grade 8)
Teacher Education

Language Spoken

English
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