Posted on February 27, 2019 by Charity Gladstone
An examination of the historic and current issues relevant to First Nations land use and community planning.
This course looks at land use and community planning in First Nation communities across Canada from a variety of perspectives. The course includes an examination of the history of First Nations planning in Canada; review of the portions of the Indian Act relevant to planning and land use; current trends in First Nations planning (comprehensive community plans and land codes); treaties and planning; and local government – First Nations relationship building. The course aims to acquaint students with the issues that shape current practice in land use and community planning in First Nations across Canada, with a focus on BC.
Posted on by Marisol Campos Navarrete
Bob Lovelace offers a distinction between Indigenous Education and Aboriginal Education, the shift from an ‘Indigenous Rights perspective’ to an ‘Indigenous Responsibility perspective’.
Robert (Bob) Lovelace is a former Ardoch Algonquin First Nations Chief and is the originator of on-campus, blended, and online community and higher education courses related to Indigenous and Aboriginal Education. He has been key in the creation of the Indigenous Studies Minor in Queen’s University and served as the founding manager for the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre as well as the lead facilitator for the Annual Aboriginal Studies Symposium in this institution. Here, Lovelace discusses the importance of looking into the future, and his perspectives on the current state of Indigenous Education in Canadian Institutions.
Posted on February 22, 2019 by Kelsey Jaggard
Kelsey Jaggard interviews Jeremy Audette, Principal at Thomas Fiddler Memorial High School in Sandy Lake, Ontario. The High School offers formal education up to grade 10 and caters to learners ages 12-21. The school is working to incorporate land-based opportunities to connect youth to traditional knowledge and create a space where they are engaged in […]
Kelsey Jaggard interviews Jeremy Audette, Principal at Thomas Fiddler Memorial High School in Sandy Lake, Ontario. The High School offers formal education up to grade 10 and caters to learners ages 12-21. The school is working to incorporate land-based opportunities to connect youth to traditional knowledge and create a space where they are engaged in their own learning.
Posted on February 21, 2019 by Justina Black
Alumni of the program, Cheryl Mandeville, shares her experience learning out on the land. Dechinta means “in the bush” in many of Dene languages in the Northwest Territories. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning believes in supporting self-determining and sustainable Northern communities rooted in Indigenous knowledge and values. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is […]
Alumni of the program, Cheryl Mandeville, shares her experience learning out on the land.
Dechinta means “in the bush” in many of Dene languages in the Northwest Territories. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning believes in supporting self-determining and sustainable Northern communities rooted in Indigenous knowledge and values.
Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is internationally recognized for its innovative and vital research and university program delivery. Dechinta delivers Indigenous centered arts, culture, language and educational programming in an innovative land-based environment. Its program supports diverse needs and inclusive participation.
Posted on by Catherine Charest
L’objectif du programme est de créer une pharmacie communautaire pour la communauté d’Ekuantshit. Cela a lieu du mois de mai au mois de septembre à la maison de la culture d’Ekuantshit. La responsable de ce programme est Georgette Mestokosho. This story is not available in English. Please select another language option.
L’objectif du programme est de créer une pharmacie communautaire pour la communauté d’Ekuantshit. Cela a lieu du mois de mai au mois de septembre à la maison de la culture d’Ekuantshit. La responsable de ce programme est Georgette Mestokosho.
This story is not available in English. Please select another language option.
Posted on by Justina Black
Dechinta means “in the bush” in many of Dene languages in the Northwest Territories. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning believes in supporting self-determining and sustainable Northern communities rooted in Indigenous knowledge and values. Alumni of the program, Jasmine Vogt, shares her experience. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is internationally recognized for its innovative […]
Dechinta means “in the bush” in many of Dene languages in the Northwest Territories. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning believes in supporting self-determining and sustainable Northern communities rooted in Indigenous knowledge and values. Alumni of the program, Jasmine Vogt, shares her experience. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is internationally recognized for its innovative and vital research and university program delivery. Dechinta delivers Indigenous centered arts, culture, language and educational programming in an innovative land-based environment. Its program supports diverse needs and inclusive participation.
Posted on by Justina Black
BushKids is exploring the ethical space between Indigenous education and Western education principles in Yellowknife, NT.
BushKids co-founders are both trained as forest and nature school practitioners. Chloe Dragon Smith is a Dënesųłiné – Metis woman from Yellowknife, who grew up learning on-the-land through the Indigenous education principles of her family. Wendy Lahey is a non-Indigenous educator trained in the Western education system and has lived in the north for a long time. The two women are committed to working with the community, as possible, to create a curriculum that equally honours these systems of teaching and learning on the land.
The goal of BushKids is ultimately to affect the public education system and ensure all northern students spend regular time on the land throughout the school year. Programming is currently offered throughout the school year for pilot classes of all ages, from early childhood to high school. BushKids educators also work with teachers in public education systems with the goal of enabling them to bring their classes outside as part of their learning.
Posted on February 20, 2019 by Tina Trombley
A Nakota language initiative that seeks to revitalize and re-awaken the Nakota language on White Bear First Nation.
Sarah and Shayna McArthur of White Bear First Nation began the group, Mato Ska Nakona bi Linguistics Inc. to work with community members in order to revitalize and restore the Nakota language. By using language acquisition methods like Total Physical Response and Native American Hand Signs, the McArthur’s hope to increase the number of Nakota language speakers in their community. By learning Nakota people can reconnect with their spirituality and traditional ceremonies in order to heal from past trauma. This initiative is helping Nakota community members, of all ages, to be proud of their identity and history. The Nakota people, now more than ever, must be committed to learning their language and reconnecting with their identity – the Mato Ska Nakona bi Linguistics Inc. is able to support this work.
Posted on by Charity Gladstone
Education that prepares students to lead successful, productive and healthy lives while enhancing and celebrating their identity and pride through language and culture programs and daily education.
The Campbell River School District and the Aboriginal education Advisory Council are committed to ensuring that Aboriginal students receive a quality education. The District provides educational services to a diverse multicultural population. The support from Aboriginal Education is intended to enhance the experience of Aboriginal students. This support is intended to be in class, in school support that can benefit not only Aboriginal students but all students. The Campbell River School District and the Aboriginal education Advisory Council are committed to ensuring that Aboriginal students receive a quality education. One that prepares them to lead successful, productive and healthy lives while enhancing and celebrating their identity and pride through language and culture programs and daily education.
