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Story Topic : Professional Development

Campus Cousins – Building Community Connections at the University of Northern British Columbia

Posted on mars 20, 2018 by Kiara McLean

Students at UNBC are building community connections to improve the quality of life of Indigenous students through social events and project partnerships.

Campus Cousins is a program available through the First Nations Centre at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) that works to build community connections and increase the quality of life of Indigenous students through social events and project partnerships. Sara-Lynn, Niky, Karista and Aaron (Yahlnaaw) are all UNBC students working in the Campus Cousins program. Their passions in the program lie within community building, Indigenous student retention, peer-support, cultural revitalization and empowerment.

Community-Based Aboriginal Teacher Education Program

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

Phillip Baker explains the opportunities being provided by this program for Indigenous Education Assistants in Manitoba to gain a degree in the field of education.

CATEP is designed to provide Aboriginal Educational Assistants with the opportunity to complete the requirements of the Integrated BA/BEd, while continuing to work full-time in a partner school division.

From its website:  »

About CATEP

ACCESS Education Programs

CATEP Student

A joint venture between The University of Winnipeg Faculty of Education, Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade and our partner school divisions.

If you share a passion for education and fostering the development of children and teens, the opportunity to take your career one step further is available. You can attain a university degree and become a certified teacher while working in a school as an Educational Assistant through the Community-based Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (CATEP).

It has long been recognized that there is an under-representation of Aboriginal people in the teaching profession. CATEP is designed to provide Aboriginal Educational Assistants with the opportunity to complete the requirements of the Integrated BA/BEd, while continuing to work full-time in a partner school division. »

https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/access-education/catep/index.html

Standing Tall Program

Posted on by Laura Forsythe

How an education program from New Zealand was adapted for use in two north end Winnipeg Schools to increase graduation rates and develop Métis identity.

The MMF’s vision for Standing Tall is to create, build and support healthy Métis families. The primary goal of this innovative community-based program is to have a positive impact on the self-esteem of Métis students while increasing participation of the Métis community in the public school system. It should be noted that this program was initiated by the Métis, yet it supports all students, especially Aboriginal students. The eight full time employees who work directly with program participants spend the majority of their time supporting students. They spend each day in the classroom, working alongside students, helping them succeed academically and socially. If students need support outside the classroom, they use the Cultural Learning Nest, a comfortable furnished room developed for the program.

http://www.louisrielinstitute.com/standing-tall-program.php

Manitoba Inuit Association – Education Connections

Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe

With a variety of programs support for the Inuit community comes from the Manitoba Inuit Association.

Manitoba Inuit Association strives to assist the Inuit community across the province, offering a variety of services.

From its website:

 

  •  »To build a vibrant Manitoba Inuit community by connecting Inuit through activities and initiatives that sustain and build Inuit culture, values and language
  • Improve education, employment and training outcomes for Inuit in Manitoba
  • Develop research partnerships that help improve the health status for Inuit in Manitoba
  • Improve housing and food security for Inuit in Manitoba
  • Foster organizational capacity and innovation »

https://www.manitobainuit.ca/

Interview with Jordan Brant at Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa

Posted on by Erin Clancy

Erin Clancy speaks to Jordan Brant about the Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa program, a full time- adult immersion school in the Mohawk language

Interview with First Year Program instructor Jordan Brant at Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa, a full time- adult immersion school in the Mohawk language. Students enter the program as non-speakers and graduate the program as speakers over two full school years.

 »Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa (Our Language Society) is a community-based organization that teaches Kanyen’keha (the “Mohawk” language) to adults on the Six Nations Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario.

This is a full-time program that takes place over two school years. We began teaching in September, 1999. But we do not just teach language, we create speakers. » from https://onkwawenna.info/

Aboriginal Resource Centre – College of New Caledonia

Posted on by Kiara McLean

Aboriginal Resource Centre of New Caledonia provides a variety of student services as well as works to Indigenize the curriculum.

The Aboriginal Resource Centre, located at the College of New Caledonia, is a space where Indigenous post-secondary students are supported emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually through culturally relevant programming, including academic advising and smudging ceremonies. Darlene McIntosh has the privilege of being an Elder and Ambassador with the Lheidli T’enneh Nation and works as the cultural advisor at the Aboriginal Resource Centre. Darlene works to deliver land-based knowledge and tradition to students across Prince George. Furthermore, Darlene maintains an open-door policy, and encourages conversations regarding impacts of colonization, land stewardship, and more amongst Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, faculty, and administration.

https://cnc.bc.ca/services/prince-george/aboriginal-resources