Posted on juin 25, 2019 by Sarah Avaala
Piqqusilirivvik is a cultural education centre that delivers various courses about Inuit culture to community members.
The Piqqusilirivvik centre is located in Clyde River with satellite programs in Baker Lake and Igloolik. Here, coordinator Silas Arngna’naaq talks about the different courses they offer in Baker Lake. Baker Lake is in the region of the caribou Inuit and is the only inland settlement in Nunavut. Silas talks about the variety of cultural skills that are taught within the program such as: traditional tool making, Iglu building, caribou skin preparation, fox trapping, caribou hunting, and fishing through the ice.
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The Inuit Studies Program at Nunavut Arctic College is a two-year diploma program. It aims to share traditional and contemporary Inuit practices through a number of methods throughout the program.
The Inuit Studies Program through Nunavut Arctic College is a two-year diploma program. The program started as an Elder interview project about Inuit beliefs, practices, families, and myths. Over the last 20 years, it has transformed into a post-secondary program. Students learn about Inuit stories, sewing, terminology, as well as professional interpretation/translation for a field, such as the legal and medical fields. For more information, you can visit the College website.
Posted on juin 24, 2019 by John Vallely
The program will provide an understanding of Male responsibilities, goal setting, what to do with the life you are given and cultural understanding. Giving teachings about reality and beliefs (Anishnawbek). Sweat lodges and their healing through vulnerability towards self healing (sharing circles) focuses on energy which clears the way to self healing. Healing in the […]
The program will provide an understanding of Male responsibilities, goal setting, what to do with the life you are given and cultural understanding. Giving teachings about reality and beliefs (Anishnawbek). Sweat lodges and their healing through vulnerability towards self healing (sharing circles) focuses on energy which clears the way to self healing. Healing in the sense of reclaiming our own power and taking power back from the crown. Distancing ourselves from victim dependent thinking.
Posted on juin 19, 2019 by Lily Desmoulins
Kelsey Jaggard speaks to Victoria Meekis about immersion Kindergarten program. Vicky speaks about her experience teaching Indigenous language in schools, the need to revitalize the language in communities, and oral literacy. She is working towards reclaiming the language herself and contributed to the KOBE Language Learning app in Oji-Cree that can be downloaded in the […]
Kelsey Jaggard speaks to Victoria Meekis about immersion Kindergarten program. Vicky speaks about her experience teaching Indigenous language in schools, the need to revitalize the language in communities, and oral literacy. She is working towards reclaiming the language herself and contributed to the KOBE Language Learning app in Oji-Cree that can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.
Posted on juin 11, 2019 by mariajoseathiemartinez
Siyamtelot is Okanagan and registered Stó:lō by marriage. Swelimeltexw is Stó:lō from Stsálles are Elders from Okanagan. They share their educational experience along with stories and teachings.
Siyamtelot is Okanagan and registered Stó:lō by marriage. Swelimeltexw is Stó:lō from Stsálles are Elders from Okanagan. They share their educational experience along with stories and teachings.
Posted on juin 10, 2019 by Coty Zachariah
Inuit Education Support Program
Tungasuvvingat Inuit – Education Support Program
o The goal of the Education Support Program is to provide supports and resources to Inuit learners in the Ottawa, Ontario region. Included in programming are skills-based learning opportunities, social events, cultural sensitivity training if needed at post-secondary institutions and emotional guidance. They work with Indigenous centres on campus to provide the necessary supports and knowledge to encourage the success of Inuit students. Some programming within the organization has outdoor activities and interactions with the land in the surrounding area. The program supports Inuit students throughout the academic calendar year while they study at local post-secondary institutions. The education support programming offered is for all Inuit learners aged 18-30’s and their families in the Ottawa area.
Is there a website for more information? What is it?
o http://tungasuvvingatinuit.ca/
Posted on juin 4, 2019 by Dene Basil
Yukon First Nation History and knowledge
Harold Johnson talks about the Long Ago Peoples Place near Champagne Village, Yukon. The Long Ago peoples Place is a living museum of how Yukon First Nations people used to live and survive in the Yukon. The walk through meseum facility highlights a time line of what life was like back in the early years all the way to present times. Such as what those early Yukon First Nation people used to live in and their means of hunting with tools and weapons. The walk through museum facility is a way to learn, engage, heal, pass on, and revitalize Yukon First Nation ways of life culture and traditions.
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Edward George is a young man from Saugeen First Nation who has developed a unique following of people who have watched him travel across the Great Lakes to raise awareness regarding water. Edward is known as a water-walker, as someone who continuously fights and supports water efforts across Turtle Island. As a young person seeking […]
Edward George is a young man from Saugeen First Nation who has developed a unique following of people who have watched him travel across the Great Lakes to raise awareness regarding water. Edward is known as a water-walker, as someone who continuously fights and supports water efforts across Turtle Island. As a young person seeking knowledge, Edward shares his perspective on what he believes Indigenous knowledge looks like.
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A discussion on the Indigenous Maps, Films, Rights and Land Claims program and specific details about its pedagogy, curriculum, and cultural relevance to the Stó:lō Nation territory.
Program developer, Dr. Ken Brealey, and program instructor and cultural advisor, Naxqxalhts’i (Sonny) McHalsie, discuss the significance and uniqueness of the Indigenous Maps, Films, Rights and Land Claims (IMFRLC) associate certificate program offered at the University of the Fraser Valley. The program offers students the opportunity to learn a range of conceptual and practical skills that are relevant to the history, communication, implementation, and critique of Indigenous rights, title, and land claims. It focuses on a range of representational practices, including, but not limited to, film, oral histories, documentaries, surveys and maps, and legal discourse analysis, and their importance to the Indigenous land rights process generally, but with a focus on British Columbia and the Lower Fraser Valley in particular. This program is available to high school graduates and/or adult learners and is offered in Chilliwack, BC, during the summer as an intensive four-week, three-course, twelve-credit associate certificate. Click here to learn more about the certificate program.
