Posted on mars 22, 2019 by kenthenthomas
Mariel is a warrior for; education, traditions, knowledge, the arts, herself, family, others and everything.
Mariel Belanger is a remarkable woman from Vernon BC and is from the Sylix Nation. She tells of her society that focuses on Indigenous knowledge and traditions. She gives us what her vision is for education wholly which might be seen as transcendent at the very least. Everything that she does is attached and attracted to each and every other part of her life where no one thing is more important than the other, yet she manages it all.
Posted on mars 20, 2019 by Catherine Charest
Depuis plusieurs années, les parents demandent l’intégration de l’innu-aitun (culture) dans le programme scolaire de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam. De plus, il est important de mentionner que plusieurs activités culturelles ont été développées et offertes aux élèves innus antérieurement de façon ponctuelle. Le secteur de l’éducation du Conseil de bande de Ushat mak Mani-Utenam a répondu […]
Depuis plusieurs années, les parents demandent l’intégration de l’innu-aitun (culture) dans le programme scolaire de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam. De plus, il est important de mentionner que plusieurs activités culturelles ont été développées et offertes aux élèves innus antérieurement de façon ponctuelle. Le secteur de l’éducation du Conseil de bande de Ushat mak Mani-Utenam a répondu aux besoins exprimés et a initié le Projet Innu-Aitun (PIA). Le PIA donne à tous les élèves des écoles d’ITUM un accès direct à leur culture. L’objectif principal du PIA consiste au développement d’un programme qui sera inscrit au curriculum des écoles innues. Ce développement d’un programme académique s‘échelonne sur plusieurs années.
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Posted on mars 18, 2019 by stephenjolly
In this interview, Mary Jane Joe shares her vision for Indigenous education. She explains the importance of future generations maintaining the knowledge of their elders and to keep their traditions alive. Mary Jane Joe is a knowledge keeper and Elder-in Residence at Langara College in Vancouver, BC.
In this interview, Mary Jane Joe shares her vision for Indigenous education. She explains the importance of future generations maintaining the knowledge of their elders and to keep their traditions alive.
Mary Jane Joe is a knowledge keeper and Elder-in Residence at Langara College in Vancouver, BC.
Posted on by Laura Forsythe
The Winnipeg School Division is proud to initiate bilingual Cree language and Ojibwe language programs exclusively at Isaac Brock School.
The Winnipeg School Division is proud to initiate bilingual Cree language and Ojibwe language programs exclusively at Isaac Brock School.
The 2016 school year welcomed students in Kindergarten, while the 2018-19 school year will have program entry points in Kindergarten to Grade 2.
The Cree and Ojibwe Programs will center around ancestral teachings of the Grandmother Moon and the thirteen moons she carries. The programs have a land-based component as this is an important part of language learning. Culturally, there is a strong connection to the land and all the life it encompasses. In the Kindergarten Program, students will be fully immersed in the Cree or Ojibwe language. The Grade 1 and 2 program will be bilingual with 50% of instruction in Cree or Ojibwe and 50% in English.
Posted on mars 13, 2019 by Justina Black
Jim Martin has worked within the Tłı̨chǫ communities in many roles over the years. Currently, he sits as the Sr. Policy Advisor in the Priorities and Planning department with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. He also works with Dedats’eetsaa: the Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute.
Jim Martin has worked within the Tłı̨chǫ communities in many roles over the years. Currently, he sits as the Sr. Policy Advisor in the Priorities and Planning department with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. He also works with Dedats’eetsaa: the Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute.
Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe
Cheyenne Chartrand, Spiritual Care Provider at Neecheewam Inc., explains Neecheewam’s approach to education.
Neecheewam Inc. goes beyond pedagogical programs in an effort to redefine concepts of treatment, emphasizing cohort and peer education through an “extended family” that results in whole person learning. Whole person learning requires moving beyond the text book to include academic, professional, emotional, and spiritual growth.
Posted on mars 12, 2019 by Dene Basil
Southern Tutchone Language Class
In this interview Harold Risby talks about the Southern Tutchone language class offered at the Porter Creek School in Whitehorse Yukon. The Southern Tutchone language class starts from k to all the way to grade 12. The language class is available to all peoples of all backgrounds it is a part of a language revitalization effort.
Posted on by Dene Basil
Bridging the western educational world with local First Nation culture and traditions .
In this interview Francis Ross talks about the on the land learning program in Old Crow Yukon. This program is designed to achieve educational curriculum in a First Nation lens. This program fully utilizes local First Nation knowledge, culture, and traditions and fuses it with current western education curriculum. The approach allows students to become more comfortable by learning with familiarity using Fist Nations tools, methods and ways of life to meet educational goals. This program creates a bridge between the two worlds many First Nation people experience as a hardship.
Posted on mars 11, 2019 by Jeremiah Sharpe
Neecheewam’s White Butterfly Program works with young people to improve their lives.
Neecheewam’s White Butterfly Program sees child behaviour as another language that need to be learned. Their staff look at the children they work with as a whole, an important philosophical concept of Indigenous education, which they believe to be an integrated component of daily life.
Posted on mars 6, 2019 by Jiah Dzentu
Aurora College’s Inuvik campus has two large McPherson tents where a variety of activities take place. Elementary schools, high schools, Elders, and community members use this space. Some activities include medicine walks, fish camps, and story-telling.
Aurora College’s Inuvik campus has two large McPherson tents where a variety of activities take place. Elementary schools, high schools, Elders, and community members use this space. Some activities include medicine walks, fish camps, and story-telling.
