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Story Topic: Community

Community

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Program in the Grande Prairie Public School District

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Frannie and Kisa Rogers

The FNMI Program Coordinator for the Grande Prairie Public School District shares about the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the school system.

Building community relationships and highlighting local resources to help support the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in Grande Prairie’s pre-K to grade 12 public classrooms. A critical component of this happens outside of the classroom through First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) Family Outreach Workers by being available to help address possible barriers to education. This success in this piece of the FNMI Program is that family enhancement work is being done; working with a family as a whole. This is key to relationship building within the community and building connections with families.

University of Prince Edward Island/Aboriginal Women’s Association PEI- Judith Clark – Elder in Residence/ President – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Posted on by Lisa Jodoin

Judith Clark, Elder in Residence at the University of Prince Edward Island and President of the Aboriginal Women’s Association of PEI in Charlottetown, discusses the importance of language and Indigenous education.

Judith Clark, Elder in Residence at the University of Prince Edward Island and President of the Aboriginal Women’s Association of PEI in Charlottetown, discusses the importance of language and Indigenous education.

Land-Based Education Program at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sarah Louison

Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School offers land based education whereby students learn seasonal teachings.

Riel Thomson, a teacher at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School, describes their land based program for middle years and high school students. The curriculum of the land based program focuses on fall, winter, and spring seasonal teachings with input and support from Cree Elders. Thomson includes content from the Elders when he is creating his annual teaching plans. The school is looking to expand the land based program to target students with behavioural and academic issues in the classroom. Students will be chosen to participate in the land based program in order to achieve specific objectives and then they would be reintegrated into the classroom.

Community Education Programs at Regina Treaty Status Indian Services (RTSIS)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Yvonne Benjoe

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.

The Regina Treaty Status Indian Services (RTSIS) is an organization owned by the Touchwood Agency Tribal Council and the File Hills-Qu’Appelle Tribal Council. RTSIS is the only Indigenous owned services agency providing services for Urban First Nations and First Nations transitioning to and from reserve. RTSIS is committed to honouring the Treaty and inherent rights of Indigenous people in Treaty Four territory by offering a variety of programs and training opportunities which support each nation’s language, culture, and identity. Specifically, their community based education programs include: the Red Feather Youth Integration Program, which supports youth transitioning from the criminal justice system and reintegrating into society; the Treaty Four Education Centre offers adult education with individualized learning plans based on interests and abilities; and the Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program addresses emotional health and wellness through both front-line services as well as through workshops on suicide prevention, parenting skills, intergenerational addictions, etc. For more information about RTSIS and their programs please visit http://fhqtc.com/rtsis/.

Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre – A Resource for The Community and The Classroom

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Timothy Merasty

Ensuring an institution exists where Indigenous languages and cultures are respected, honoured, and shared.

The Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) is a provincially based non-profit organization whose Elder Council and staff are dedicated to promoting, preserving, and protecting Indigenous cultures and languages in Saskatchewan. SICC’s President, Wanda Wilson, explains, the organization records stories and visions from Elders and Knowledge Keepers from Saskatchewan’s eight linguistic groups (Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Woodlands Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Lakota, Nakoda, and Dakota). SICC’s programs reflect community needs and Saskatchewan needs the truth, supported by and through the formal education system.

St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program – Alma Brooks, Instructor, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Posted on by Lisa Jodoin

Alma Brooks, former student and current Instructor at St. Mary’s First Nation’s Adult Maliseet Immersion program, describes the steps the program is taking to help with language revitalization in the region.

Alma Brooks, former student and current Instructor at St. Mary’s First Nation’s Adult Maliseet Immersion program, describes the steps the program is taking to help with language revitalization in the region.

St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program – St. Mary’s First Nation – Kelsey Nash-Solomon- Instructor – Fredericton, New Brunswick

Posted on by Lisa Jodoin

Kelsey Nash-Solomon is an Instructor and former student at the St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program in Fredericton. She describes the program and the importance of language revitalization.

Kelsey Nash-Solomon is an Instructor and former student at the St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program in Fredericton. She describes the program and the importance of language revitalization.

St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program – St. Mary’s First Nation – Rosanne Clark – Student – Fredericton, New Brunswick

Posted on by Lisa Jodoin

Roseanne Clark, a student at the St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program in Fredericton and an educator, discusses the importance of teaching Maliseet.

Roseanne Clark, a student at the St. Mary’s First Nation Adult Maliseet Immersion Program in Fredericton and an educator, discusses the importance of teaching Maliseet.