Posted on April 9, 2018 by Jiah Dzentu
A group of learners in Lutsel K’e got a taste of just how hard their ancestors worked to clothe themselves at a first-time traditional moosehide tanning camp last week. “When I’m doing moosehide tanning, I often think, ‘yeah I’m doing one, it’s so hard, but what if I had to do 10 just to make […]
A group of learners in Lutsel K’e got a taste of just how hard their ancestors worked to clothe themselves at a first-time traditional moosehide tanning camp last week.
“When I’m doing moosehide tanning, I often think, ‘yeah I’m doing one, it’s so hard, but what if I had to do 10 just to make sure that my family had the clothing that they needed to stay warm?’” said Stephanie Poole, a community member in Lutsel K’e who participated in the tanning camp. “It gives you a real appreciation for all of the work that our ancestors did.”
Around 10 to 15 people took part in the 10-day camp, some of whom slept on-site while others trekked out to the campsite each day, located near the townsite at the outlet to Stark Lake river. https://norj.ca/2014/06/lutsel-ke-traditions-kept-alive-with-tanning-camp/
Posted on by Kiara McLean
Carney Hill Neighbourhood Centre is an Indigenous educational resource that focuses on cultural and family based early childhood education (15 months – grade 6) in the city of Prince George, BC. Carney Hill Neighbourhood Centre recognizes that each child brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and therefore works from a trauma-informed framework to be […]
Carney Hill Neighbourhood Centre is an Indigenous educational resource that focuses on cultural and family based early childhood education (15 months – grade 6) in the city of Prince George, BC. Carney Hill Neighbourhood Centre recognizes that each child brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and therefore works from a trauma-informed framework to be inclusive of the diverse needs of families from different cultural backgrounds, while building community capacity and resilience. https://www.carneyhill.ca/
Posted on by Jason Bruce
The following is an interview with Dave Sloan, the superintendent of schools for School District 60: Peace River North. Mr. Sloan has 30+ years of experience in the field of education and spent over 5 years working at a school in Bella Coola as both a teacher and administrator. https://www.prn.bc.ca/?p=1615 https://www.prn.bc.ca/
The following is an interview with Dave Sloan, the superintendent of schools for School District 60: Peace River North. Mr. Sloan has 30+ years of experience in the field of education and spent over 5 years working at a school in Bella Coola as both a teacher and administrator.
https://www.prn.bc.ca/?p=1615
https://www.prn.bc.ca/
Posted on by Jason Bruce
This interview with Pat Jansen provided a great overview of some of the great work being done to support Indigenous students in School District 60: Peace River North. It especially highlighted some of the great successes the district had last year, as graduation rates improved dramatically.
This interview with Pat Jansen provided a great overview of some of the great work being done to support Indigenous students in School District 60: Peace River North. It especially highlighted some of the great successes the district had last year, as graduation rates improved dramatically.
Posted on by Jason Bruce
How do you stretch the boundaries of the definition of education to meet the needs of students in the North Peace area?
Sage Birley is an Aboriginal Support Worker who provides emotional, social, and academic support for First Nations and Métis students in the North Peace area. He works as a liaison and helps connect youth with various supports the community has to offer. Sage largely understands the need to engage students and stretching boundaries in terms of how we define education.
Posted on by Jiah Dzentu
A regional on-the-land program for stewardship activities in the Dehcho region.
A regional on-the-land program for stewardship activities in the Dehcho region.
Posted on by Richard Stecenko
Demian Lawrenchuk has led a Christmas break school program that focuses on land-based cultural activities in Gillam, MB.
Demian Lawrenchuk is from Fox Lake Cree Nation in Manitoba. Lawrenchuk is in an apprenticeship program with community Elders, who are teaching him about the traditional use of land, plants, and animals. He volunteers his time at both Fox Lake School and the school in Gillam, Manitoba where he has led a Christmas break school program that focuses on land-based cultural activities. The activities included making and setting snares; catching animals (rabbits, martins, etc.); skinning, tanning, cooking, and making clothes out of them. The program offers students an opportunity to reconnect with the land and reinforce a sense of cultural and historical continuity with their ancestors. During the 2017-2018 school year, he has shown the grade 4-8 classes in Fox Lake how to garden vegetables, clean certain kinds of fish, plant medicine, skin a martin, and make a drum.
