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Meeka Arnakaq

Meeka is a well-known teacher of education, healing, and Inuit culture. She started teaching children in 1971, and moved onto adult education at Nunavut Arctic College for 18 years. Meeka believes that elder knowledge from experience is necessary have a foundation for living an Inuit life as our ancestor did. She hopes that healing and education from Inuit go a long way.

Meeka is a well-known teacher of education, healing, and Inuit culture. She started teaching children in 1971, and moved onto adult education at Nunavut Arctic College for 18 years. Meeka is also a member of various organizations that focus on Inuktitut and Inuit culture. Meeka believes that elder knowledge from experience is necessary have a foundation for living an Inuit life as our ancestor did. She hopes that healing and education from Inuit go a long way. Some of her work can be found online as Inuit Wellness and Healing videos – Meeka Manuals. The manuals she has developed are applicable to adults, families and education.

Peacemaking program

Community building

Interview with Ashley Carvill about the peacemaking program in Whitehorse Yukon.

John Steckley – Wyandot Tribal Linguist

John Steckley describes his work as a tribal linguist working with the Wyandot to revitalize their language.

John Steckley is a tribal linguist for the Wyandotte Nation, of the Wyandot people, who have communities in Oklahoma, Kansas and Michigan. John published the first Huron-English dictionary in 2007 as a central part of his life’s work to revitalize the language and has written many other publications dating back to the 1970s on Wendat (Wyandot, Huron) linguistics and history. He now delivers language training courses within the Wyandot community with a focus on teaching youth, and also holds the honour of providing other language-based cultural necessities such as conducting naming ceremonies.

Shelby Maunder

Shelby Maunder is the Executive Director of BYTE: Empowering Youth Society. In this interview, she speaks about BYTE’s « This Is Our Arctic » program. The program’s primary focus was on climate change through the eyes of youth. The program’s participants were made up of youth from Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Shelby Maunder is the Executive Director of BYTE: Empowering Youth Society. In this interview, she speaks about BYTE’s « This Is Our Arctic » program. The program’s primary focus was on climate change through the eyes of youth. The program’s participants were made up of youth from Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Fishing and Family

Terry and Vic Amos are Nuu-chah-nulth fishermen from Hesquiat First Nation. Vic is Terry’s uncle and they have fished together for many years. They both share parts of their story and the importance of fishing with family. Both Terry and Vic own and operate their own commercial fishing vessels.

Terry and Vic Amos are Nuu-chah-nulth fishermen from Hesquiat First Nation. Vic is Terry’s uncle and they have fished together for many years. They both share parts of their story and the importance of fishing with family. Both Terry and Vic own and operate their own commercial fishing vessels.

Tillicum Lelum

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School – Traditional Arts Education

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School teaches traditional arts while cultivating entrepreneurial spirit.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School is supported through efforts of Manitobah Mukluks. The school strives to maintain continuity through the teaching of traditional cultural arts to an inter-generational audience. Their efforts not only facilitate the goal of cultural endurance, but also cultivates an entrepreneurial spirit that often spurs economic independence in its graduates.

Traditional Medicine Program

The goal of the Traditional Medicine Program is to have traditional healing practices available for hospital patients.

Upon request at the Whitehorse Hospital, self-identifying First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals may access traditional healing practices. For more information about the Traditional Medicine Program, click here.

Urban Circle an Elder’s Perspective

Elder Audrey Bone’s perspective on healing, education, and reconciliation.

Elder Audrey Bone discusses Urban Circle Training and its holistic methodology. She emphasizes the role of ceremony and the need for purpose, recognizing that the healing of reconciliation is needed for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike.

Projet d’accompagnement scolaire et social de Mashteuiatsh-Puakuteu Comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh

Le projet d’accompagnement scolaire et social (PASS) est mis en oeuvre par le Comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh. Il s’agit d’un programme de Passeport pour ma réussite (Pathways for Education Canada) qui cherche à favoriser la réussite scolaire des jeunes de la communauté autochtone de Mashteuiatsh. Pour ce faire, plusieurs rencontres ont lieu entre les […]

Le projet d’accompagnement scolaire et social (PASS) est mis en oeuvre par le Comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh. Il s’agit d’un programme de Passeport pour ma réussite (Pathways for Education Canada) qui cherche à favoriser la réussite scolaire des jeunes de la communauté autochtone de Mashteuiatsh. Pour ce faire, plusieurs rencontres ont lieu entre les diverses organisations de la communauté, le ministère de l’Éducation ainsi que le Comité de femmes afin de mieux cerner les réalités et besoin de la communauté et d’adapter le projet d’accompagnement scolaire et social à la culture des Premières Nations. Plusieurs services et activités sont donc offerts aux membres de la communauté autochtone de Mashteuiatsh dont de l’aide aux devoirs, des ateliers de cuisine et d’artisanat, des services de psychologie, etc.

 

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