Posted on juin 15, 2018 by Lisa Jodoin
Lee Merrigan-Thomas, Aboriginal Head Start Coordinator and Community Action Program Coordinator, describes the Mi’kmaw Child Development Centre and the impact it has on children and families.
Lee Merrigan-Thomas, Aboriginal Head Start Coordinator and Community Action Program Coordinator, describes the Mi’kmaw Child Development Centre and the impact it has on children and families.
Posted on by Ashley Nadjiwon
A high school teacher who specialized in Ojibway Language.
A high school teacher who specialized in Ojibway Language.
Posted on by Gabrielle Pellerin
Aanmitaagzi, an Indigenous arts company. Seeks out many ways to have/supports both direct and indirect learning.
Aanmitaagzi, an Indigenous arts company. Seeks out many ways to have/supports both direct and indirect learning.
Posted on juin 14, 2018 by Richard Stecenko
The Northern Manitoba Mining Academy provides access to its world-class facilities for field-based undergraduate courses, as well as graduate students and researchers doing field work. Full sample preparation and comfortable on-site accommodations are provided for a minimal cost to students and scientists in all natural and environmental sciences. The program integrates life and essential skills […]
The Northern Manitoba Mining Academy provides access to its world-class facilities for field-based undergraduate courses, as well as graduate students and researchers doing field work. Full sample preparation and comfortable on-site accommodations are provided for a minimal cost to students and scientists in all natural and environmental sciences. The program integrates life and essential skills components into conventional wilderness safety training to develop the foundational skills that are critical to successful employment. Graduates are expected to secure entry-level employment in mining and environmental industries including assisting in early mining exploration activities. Other graduates will advance to formal prospector training. “Our organization has a vision of building community capacity through the wilderness safety and intensive prospector training programs,” said Chief Jim Tobacco, Mosakahiken Cree Nation, and president, First Nation Mining Economic Development Inc. “It will help to boost creativity to find the next big mine within our ancestral lands.” The province is partnering with First Nations Mining Economic Development Inc., University College of the North, Northern Manitoba Mining Academy and Workplace Education Manitoba to deliver wilderness safety training for up to 40 individuals from four participating communities: God’s Lake Narrows First Nation, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Marcel Colomb Cree Nation and Mosakahiken Cree Nation. http://www.miningacademy.ca/#welcome
Posted on by Miriame Giroux
Dene Kede encompasses the language, culture and the way in which five Dene nations view the world. In K to 6, themes are used to reinforce and teach the four concepts central to Dene perspective: the Spiritual World, the Land, the Self and the People, while grades 7 to 9 employ a modular approach. The […]
Dene Kede encompasses the language, culture and the way in which five Dene nations view the world. In K to 6, themes are used to reinforce and teach the four concepts central to Dene perspective: the Spiritual World, the Land, the Self and the People, while grades 7 to 9 employ a modular approach. The purpose of this curriculum is to present children with the experiences, knowledge, skills and attitudes which will guide them toward becoming capable citizens. https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/education-et-programmes-detude-de-la-maternelle-la-12e-annee/aboriginal-languages
Posted on mai 28, 2018 by Kiara McLean
The Banuts’ukuih (meaning, canoe coming to shore in Lheidli) project is an example of the experiential learning opportunities led by Indigenous instructors in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia. Other experiential courses have involved creating a pit house, decolonization through land stewardship, and moose-hide tanning. These courses offer Indigenous and non-Indigenous post secondary […]
The Banuts’ukuih (meaning, canoe coming to shore in Lheidli) project is an example of the experiential learning opportunities led by Indigenous instructors in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia. Other experiential courses have involved creating a pit house, decolonization through land stewardship, and moose-hide tanning. These courses offer Indigenous and non-Indigenous post secondary students the opportunity to learn about Indigenous cultures through participation in cultural activities – such as carving a cottonwood canoe. In addition, these courses allow for the transmission of oral traditions – such as the Lheidli T’enneh story of ‘Astas and the Salmon. https://www.unbc.ca/experiential-learning
Posted on mai 22, 2018 by Heather O'Watch
SUNTEP is a teacher education program that focuses on Métis education and student success.
Janice Thompson is the Program Head for the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP). SUNTEP is a four-year, fully accredited Bachelor of Education program offered by the Gabriel Dumont Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Advanced Education, the University of Regina, and the University of Saskatchewan. Prospective students can find campuses located in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Regina. The education program is designed around Métis education, cultural revitalization, and language reclamation. The program’s foundations are centered around relationships, academic and personal supports, and land-based learning. Currently, SUNTEP is the only post-secondary academic program in the country that offers Michif as an approved language credit. Thompson believes that, like First Nations education, Métis education needs to be mandated by the province so that Métis history, identity, language, and culture are no longer an after-thought. Equality in education means that our education system must be inclusive of all Indigenous groups, Inuit, Métis, and First Nations, and be mandated by our provincial government.
Posted on by Yvonne Benjoe
Lori Whiteman, Executive Director of the Treaty Education Alliance, describes their land-based programs and services.
The Treaty Education Alliance (TEA) offers educational programs and services for schools and communities. With funding from INAC they are able to serve K-12 schools using an inherent and Treaty Rights-Based Approach. The Alliance aims to increase student retention, numeracy, literacy, and community engagement. The Learning the Land program builds land-based learning capacity for teachers while working alongside language keepers and local Knowledge Keepers. The Alliance also partners with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Outbound Canada for their programs. To learn more about their programs please review their resources below.
Check out Learning the Land website for educational initiatives undertaken to exercise the inherent and treaty rights to education.
In partnership with Outward Bound Canada, the Treaty Education Alliance offers Field Leader Training as professional development opportunities for teachers and affiliated schools. Check out this video!
Posted on by Heather O'Watch
Rose Roberts, Education Development Specialist (Indigenous Engagement and Education) with the Indigenous Voices shares with us the importance of the initiative.
As a member of the Indigenous Voices team at the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Saskatchewan, Rose Roberts helps faculty and staff in the process of indigenization. She supports faculty in learning about the true history of Indigenous people in Saskatchewan while also valuing Indigenous and Western knowledge within our educational institutions. Rose Roberts reminds us of the saying, « before we can have reconciliation we have to know the truth.” The university is transitioning its courses to be inclusive of Indigenous paradigms and offer multiple ways of learning.
Follow the link below to learn about the Traditional Garden on campus.
https://teachingtest.usask.ca/traditional-garden/index.php
The institutional commitment to indigenize academia has been integrated into the University of Saskatchewan’s institutional plan. Take a look by following the link.
https://teaching.usask.ca/curriculum/indigenization.php#WhatisIndigenization
Posted on by Heather O'Watch
Founder, Belinda Daniels discusses the nêhiyawak Summer Language Experience that takes place annually in Saskatchewan as a week-long immersive Cree language course.
The nêhiyawak Summer Language Experience was formed in early 2005 in efforts to revitalize the Cree language with an intensive summer language course open to anyone willing to learn Cree. With applications growing every year for the summer experience, wait lists have been added to ensure participants can look forward to the experience with a one-week immersion course that is land-based. Belinda Daniels shares her efforts to bring language and land together in education through the nêhiyawak Summer Language Experience’s success.
