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Story Topic : Community

Community

Manitoba First Nations Police Service: Rights, responsibility, respect, and rules

Posted on mars 19, 2019 by Richard Stecenko

Strive to ensure the safety, security, trust and protection of the First Nation Communities.

Members of Manitoba First Nations Police Service serve many needs in the communities where they are stationed. The members of the police service attend career fairs for young people interested in policing. They are in the schools talking about bullying, drug awareness, and distracted/impaired driving. Annually, the police service puts on a victims of crime event.

Students are hired from the community to get policing experience related to crime prevention. Of special importance to the members of the police service is the after school program. This program emphasizes sports, culture, education, and healthy living; it is based on the principles of rights, responsibility, respect, and rules. JoAnn Helgason says, « We offer a supervised, structured program that’s safe. Parents know that their kids can stay after school. It’s available in their home community. We have a canteen and feed them, we provide buses to take them home. » Connections into the community are established; the kids and the police form positive relations.

In time, some of these young people will apply and become First Nations police officers. It’s a natural fit: the communities want their own people policing and the young people coming out of the after school program are ready to take that step.

JoAnn Helgason was interviewed high above the ice at the Dakota Nation Winterfest held in Brandon, Manitoba January 31 to February 3, 2019. Dakota Nation Winterfest provides an excellent opportunity for Indigenous peoples from across Canada and the United States to showcase themselves through sports, talents and culture under one roof.

An Interview with Mary Jane Joe

Posted on mars 18, 2019 by stephenjolly

In this interview, Mary Jane Joe shares her vision for Indigenous education. She explains the importance of future generations maintaining the knowledge of their elders and to keep their traditions alive. Mary Jane Joe is a knowledge keeper and Elder-in Residence at Langara College in Vancouver, BC.

In this interview, Mary Jane Joe shares her vision for Indigenous education. She explains the importance of future generations maintaining the knowledge of their elders and to keep their traditions alive.

Mary Jane Joe is a knowledge keeper and Elder-in Residence at Langara College in Vancouver, BC.

Cree and Ojibwe Bilingual Program

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

The Winnipeg School Division is proud to initiate bilingual Cree language and Ojibwe language programs exclusively at Isaac Brock School.

The Winnipeg School Division is proud to initiate bilingual Cree language and Ojibwe language programs exclusively at Isaac Brock School.
The 2016 school year welcomed students in Kindergarten, while the 2018-19 school year will have program entry points​ in Kindergarten​ to Grade 2.
The Cree and Ojibwe Programs will center around ancestral teachings of the Grandmother Moon and the thirteen moons she carries. The programs have a land-based component as this is an important part of language learning. Culturally, there is a strong connection to the land and all the life it encompasses. In the ​Kindergarten Program, students will be fully immersed in the Cree or Ojibwe language. The Grade 1 and 2 program will be bilingual with 50% of instruction in Cree or Ojibwe and 50% in English.

Minister of Michif (Michif Cluster)

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

Andrew Carrier Minister of Michif for the Manitoba Métis Federation speaks to the importance of the Michif language. 

Andrew Carrier Minister of Michif for the Manitoba Métis Federation speaks to the importance of language, his own personal journey with Michif and the next steps needed to save Michif for future generations. 

Master-Apprentice Indigenous language revitalization in Michif and Other Indigenous Languages

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

Prairies to Woodlands Indigenous Language Revitalization Circle Master-Apprentice Indigenous language revitalization aims to build the capacity of fluent-speaking Elders and others (“masters”) and committed learners (“apprentices”) to work as language learning teams in hopes of keeping their endangered ancestral languages alive. P2WILRC, a grassroots all-volunteer community group based in the Parkland, was given a grant […]

Prairies to Woodlands Indigenous Language Revitalization Circle Master-Apprentice Indigenous language revitalization aims to build the capacity of fluent-speaking Elders and others (“masters”) and committed learners (“apprentices”) to work as language learning teams in hopes of keeping their endangered ancestral languages alive. P2WILRC, a grassroots all-volunteer community group based in the Parkland, was given a grant from Canadian Heritage’s Aboriginal Language Initiative to run the MAP pilot project. At the time of this interview, there are five funded Master-Apprentice Program (MAP) teams—three Michif, one Swampy Cree, and one Ojibwe who will work for upwards of 300 hours together by March 31, 2019.

Community Elder Perspective – Albina Cardinal

Posted on by Pam Greene

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.

Weaving a Story

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

Weaving a Story describes the importance of inkle looms to creating Métis sashes that are meaningful to individuals.

In the interview, Teresa Bryne discusses the meaning of the colours of the Métis sash. Through workshops, Weaving a Story tells the history of the sash, the creation of a sash on a loom, and how to create your own.

Tłı̨chǫ Government- Jim Martin

Posted on mars 13, 2019 by Justina Black

Jim Martin has worked within the Tłı̨chǫ communities in many roles over the years. Currently, he sits as the Sr. Policy Advisor in the Priorities and Planning department with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. He also works with Dedats’eetsaa: the Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute.

Jim Martin has worked within the Tłı̨chǫ communities in many roles over the years. Currently, he sits as the Sr. Policy Advisor in the Priorities and Planning department with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. He also works with Dedats’eetsaa: the Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute.

Seven Generations Language Strategy

Posted on by Janine Landry

Janine Landry talks with Brent Tookenay, CEO of Seven Generations Education Institute based out of Fort Francis, Ontario. The Seven Generations Language Strategy is an eight- year strategy that looks to revitalize the Ojibwe language in the Treaty 3 territory. There are 22 separate initiatives within the strategy; some of these are programs like the […]

Janine Landry talks with Brent Tookenay, CEO of Seven Generations Education Institute based out of Fort Francis, Ontario. The Seven Generations Language Strategy is an eight- year strategy that looks to revitalize the Ojibwe language in the Treaty 3 territory. There are 22 separate initiatives within the strategy; some of these are programs like the Adult immersion program and the Mentor/Apprentice program. The goal of the strategies and their programs is to create future fluent speakers that can sustain the language.

Learn more at: Anishinaabemodaa – Waking Up Ojibwe at http://www.wakingupojibwe.ca/.

Neecheewam Inc. – Whole Person Learning

Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe

Cheyenne Chartrand, Spiritual Care Provider at Neecheewam Inc., explains Neecheewam’s approach to education.

Neecheewam Inc. goes beyond pedagogical programs in an effort to redefine concepts of treatment, emphasizing cohort and peer education through an “extended family” that results in whole person learning. Whole person learning requires moving beyond the text book to include academic, professional, emotional, and spiritual growth.