Posted on January 6, 2020 by Lisa Jodoin
Angela Brockway, Education Outreach Officer, and Madison Bartlett, youth participant, discuss the annual land-based youth camp, coordinated by Qalipu First Nation, that takes place for all grade 5 students in western Newfoundland.
Angela Brockway, Education Outreach Officer, and Madison Bartlett, youth participant, discuss the annual land-based youth camp, coordinated by Qalipu First Nation, that takes place for all grade 5 students in western Newfoundland.
Posted on December 23, 2019 by Lisa Jodoin
Marilyn John, a math tutor at Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’Kuom, in Miawpukek First Nation, describes her work with students in grades 7,8 and 9. She talks about the community’s loss of language and the challenges of reviving Mi’Kmaw 80 years later. She concludes by advocating for the reintroduction of traditional crafts.
Marilyn John, a math tutor at Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’Kuom, in Miawpukek First Nation, describes her work with students in grades 7,8 and 9. She talks about the community’s loss of language and the challenges of reviving Mi’Kmaw 80 years later. She concludes by advocating for the reintroduction of traditional crafts.
Posted on December 19, 2019 by Steffany Salloum
Learning nēhiyawēwin through language acquisition methods that have informed Bringing nēhiyawēwin Home, a program designed by Belinda Daniels and offered through READ Saskatoon.
Belinda Daniels, onikanew (she who leads), runs a program through READ Saskatoon called, Bringing nēhiyawēwin Home. The program was born from the idea of learning language in a natural setting by enjoying food at the kitchen table, intergenerationally, with family members. The nēhiyawēwin (Cree) language classes are offered to anyone who wants to learn nēhiyawēwin in Saskatoon and encourages learners of all ages.
Language learners come to the class in a good way by introducing and positioning themselves in the community. The group offers tobacco to the language spirit and follows protocol by saying a prayer and smudging at the beginning of class. By learning Cree around the kitchen table, learners are able to learn food terminology in a coincidental way. Some terms and vocabulary include learning how to ask and say: Are you hungry?; I am hungry; What is this?; this is good; I would like some more; soup, bannock, pop, juice, milk, salad, pizza, etc.
In the classes, Daniels employs three language learning methods which are the direct method, task-based learning, and accelerated second language acquisition. Daniels hopes that her students become intrinsically motivated to bring language home and pass it on to the next generation of nēhiyawēwin language learners. By reclaiming language we work to restore identity, nationhood, and make gains towards sovereignty and self-determination.
Posted on October 8, 2019 by Jane Gray
Professor Don McCaskill has been a Professor at Trent University for 35 years. He describes the fifty year history of Canada’s first Indigenous Studies Department and his perspectives on Indigenous Studies and the academy going forward. His research interests include Indigenous education, community development, justice and corrections and Indigenous-Canadian relations,. with Professor Don McCaskill is […]
Professor Don McCaskill has been a Professor at Trent University for 35 years. He describes the fifty year history of Canada’s first Indigenous Studies Department and his perspectives on Indigenous Studies and the academy going forward. His research interests include Indigenous education, community development, justice and corrections and Indigenous-Canadian relations,. with Professor Don McCaskill is one of the longest serving faculty members of Trent University’s Indigenous Studies Program
Posted on October 2, 2019 by Anne Marie Jackson
This is one in a set of three videos that talk about life along the Deh Cho (Mackenzie River) and learning to fish.
Passing on knowledge to the next generation about living in ‘the bush’, learning how to camp and how to fish, is important to the Sahtu people of the Deh Cho (Mackenzie River). The people in this video talk about what it means to them to be able to spend time together away from town and for the grandparents to be able to teach their children and grandchildren how to make camp, catch and dry fish, and more. As Judy Lafferty says, “They have to learn for survival . . . It’s our place to teach them, as parents and grandparents.”
Special thanks to (in order of appearance):
- Dennita Lafferty, Participant
- Anna Turo, Participant
- Judy Lafferty, Mentor
- Wilma Manuel, Participant
- Leon Turo, Mentor
- Michel Lafferty, Mentor
As well, special thanks to:
- Anne-Marie Jackson, NCCIE Videographer and Contributor
- Christopher White, Promethean Heritage and Cultural Services, Video Editor
- Andrée Cazabon, Productions Cazabon, Producer
This video and two others in this series are also part of ‘Tracking Change: the Role of Local and Traditional Knowledge in Watershed Governance’, a project that includes listening to Indigenous peoples along the Mackenzie, Mekong, and Amazon Rivers to gather information about “long term (historic and current) patterns of social and ecological change and the interconnections between the health and dynamics of these river systems and that of river communities.” (source: www.trackingchange.ca/about)
Posted on by Gabriel Maracle
This video is of a round table involving Indigenous Elders and educators held at Trent University on November 23, 2018. The topic of the round table was integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the academy. The panellists recognized substantial positive changes have been made at Trent such as the new mandatory half credit in Indigenous Studies for […]
This video is of a round table involving Indigenous Elders and educators held at Trent University on November 23, 2018. The topic of the round table was integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the academy. The panellists recognized substantial positive changes have been made at Trent such as the new mandatory half credit in Indigenous Studies for all students and the continued incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Indigenous Studies PhD program. There was also recognition that more work needs to be done. Issues raised included incorporating more IK into the university as a whole which includes more land based learning, using Indigenous names for places and buildings, and more financial support for bringing in Indigenous elders to teach at the university. The members of the round table were:• Doug Williams (Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg), Elder, Director of Studies Indigenous Studies PhD program, Trent University
- Doug Williams (Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg), Elder, Director of Studies Indigenous Studies PhD program, Trent University
- Barbra Wall (Potawatomi), Faculty department of Indigenous Studies, Trent University
- Dawn Lavell-Harvard, (Odawa), Director of First Peoples House of Learning, Trent University
- Coty Zachariah, (Haudenosaunee), Moderator of round table, Trent University
Student Special thanks to Aye Min Latt, Videographer.
Posted on October 1, 2019 by Lisa Jodoin
Bailey Hansen, a teacher at Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’Kuom in Miawpukek First Nation, describes how she augments grades 10 – 12 science, math, and physics with Indigenous materials, cultures, and ways of knowing. She also talks about the Coastal Explorers field school and the opportunities it affords to incorporate traditional knowledge and practices when interacting with […]
Bailey Hansen, a teacher at Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’Kuom in Miawpukek First Nation, describes how she augments grades 10 – 12 science, math, and physics with Indigenous materials, cultures, and ways of knowing. She also talks about the Coastal Explorers field school and the opportunities it affords to incorporate traditional knowledge and practices when interacting with marine and coastal ecosystem environments. In addition, she talks about her work with adult learners.
Posted on July 29, 2019 by Anne Marie Jackson
Essential to living along the De Cho is having a firm grasp on the life skill of fishing; a skill that is passed down from one generation to another.
The people of K’asho Got’ine (Fort Good Hope) harvest fish from the Deh Cho (the Mackenzie River) and pass this knowledge on from generation to generation. Although fish-harvesting techniques have changed throughout colonization and amongst generations, some people still retain important practices that do not separate them from the land. Harvesters like Judy and Michel, the Elders in this video, are one of a few families who still practice land-based harvesting ‘out on the land’ in specific harvesting camps outside the community. One change in harvesting techniques that has become more common is harvesting within the community. With full-time jobs and their children committed to education, it is difficult for those who harvest to go ‘out on the land’ for extended periods of time. Some find it more accessible to set nets close to the community and harvest outside their houses with teepees at their doorstep. Other inevitable changes to traditional harvesting techniques include adapting to non-traditional tools with the help of technology and modern materials. Amidst all of these changes in traditional harvesting practices and techniques, Judy and Michel, the Elder teachers, still emphasize the importance for them to remain each year harvesting fish ‘out on the land,’ hence – “Luge k’e rahtse deh, we live with the fish.”
Special thanks to (in order of appearance):
- Wilma Manuel, Participant
- Judy Lafferty, Mentor
- Michel Lafferty, Mentor
- Anna Turo, Participant
As well, special thanks to:
- Anne-Marie Jackson, NCCIE Videographer and Contributor
- Christopher White, Promethean Heritage and Cultural Services, Video Editor
- Andrée Cazabon, Productions Cazabon, Producer
This video and two others in this series are also part of Tracking Change: the Role of Local and Traditional Knowledge in Watershed Governance, a project that includes listening to Indigenous peoples along the Mackenzie, Mekong, and Amazon Rivers to gather information about “long term (historic and current) patterns of social and ecological change and the interconnections between the health and dynamics of these river systems and that of river communities.” (Source)
Posted on July 25, 2019 by Lisa Jodoin
Angel RIch, a student at Sheshatshiu Innu School, discusses the Innu Studies course and the importance of learning traditional knowledge in school.
Angel RIch, a student at Sheshatshiu Innu School, discusses the Innu Studies course and the importance of learning traditional knowledge in school.
Posted on July 22, 2019 by Lisa Jodoin
Kenny Rich, the Vice Principal at Sheshatshiu Innu School in Labrador, discusses the importance of Indigenous programming at the school.
Kenny Rich, the Vice Principal at Sheshatshiu Innu School in Labrador, discusses the importance of Indigenous programming at the school.
