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Teaching from Home

Sharon, like most community members, teaches traditional Dene life skills at home.

Sharon, like most community members, teaches traditional Dene life skills at home.

Survival Skills – Trapping – Harvesting

George Oudzi lives a traditional way of life, teaching others at the same time.  In this interview, he talks about his life on-the-land and how he teaches others how to fish, trap, and hunt, all the time using his ‘Native language’, which is North Slavey (Sahtúǫt’ı̨ne Yatı̨́).

George Oudzi lives a traditional way of life, teaching others at the same time.  In this interview, he talks about his life on-the-land and how he teaches others how to fish, trap, and hunt, all the time using his ‘Native language’, which is North Slavey (Sahtúǫt’ı̨ne Yatı̨́).

Hide and babiche instructors/teachers

Paula and Monique teach the process of making babiche (rawhide lacings) and preparing hides in the community. They are speaking Dene K’e (North Slavey).  They are one of the eldest Indigenous mentors/educators of the K’ahsho Got’ine Nation, endeavouring to pass on the skills of processing moose hide/caribou hide/beaver hides and making babiche.  Translation by Lucy […]

Paula and Monique teach the process of making babiche (rawhide lacings) and preparing hides in the community. They are speaking Dene K’e (North Slavey).  They are one of the eldest Indigenous mentors/educators of the K’ahsho Got’ine Nation, endeavouring to pass on the skills of processing moose hide/caribou hide/beaver hides and making babiche.  Translation by Lucy Jackson.

School Teacher

Betty Barnaby teaches elementary grade 5/6 students.

Betty Barnaby teaches elementary grade 5/6 students.

Language Teacher

Margaret Louison is a classroom language teacher for Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı̨́, (North Slavey) in Rádı̨lı̨h Kó – Fort Good Hope, NWT.

Margaret Louison is a classroom language teacher for Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı̨́, (North Slavey) in Rádı̨lı̨h Kó – Fort Good Hope, NWT.

Local School

Open schooling through the use of many options and with the attempt to integrate local culture into the curriculum for all ages. Involving the community throughout school initiatives.

Open schooling through the use of many options and with the attempt to integrate local culture into the curriculum for all ages. Involving the community throughout school initiatives.