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Nunavut Arctic College – Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP)

NTEP aims to have Inuit teachers across Nunavut teaching using Inuktut as the language of instruction within the next ten years.

The Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP) dates back to 1979. Education programs are offered continuously in Iqaluit, with cohort-based programs offered in other Nunavut communities. Nunavut Arctic College programs highlight teaching and cultural practices within their programming.

ETFO: Engaging with Educators

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) offers educators opportunities to learn about Indigenous peoples through professional learning and curriculum resources.  

The ETFO is a union for elementary public school educators in Ontario. Professional learning opportunities are provided for ETFO members in Toronto and throughout Ontario at ETFO offices. Curriculum resources are available to any educator online through the ETFO website. Programs are offered throughout the school year and are geared towards Indigenous and non-Indigenous members. There are also programs designed to engage Indigenous members to become more involved with the federation and to empower leadership.

 

Métis Community Support Worker program

The Métis Community Support Worker five-semester certificate program helps learners complete their adult upgrading and post-secondary courses by incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing.

The Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) in partnership with the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) are piloting a Métis-specific Community Support Worker program. “This program… help(s) Métis participants get the skills and knowledge they need to find secure and meaningful employment while giving back to their community,” said MNBC president Clara Morin-Dal Col. “The Métis Community Support Worker program… respect(s) and honour(s) Métis culture by creating an ethical space for teaching, learning and incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing within a university setting. We look forward to delivering a program that celebrates our culture and makes a difference in the lives of Métis people in B.C. The program… help(s) learners complete their adult upgrading and post-secondary courses, leading to a certificate as a social and community support worker. Learners…benefit from a full range of educational and wraparound services, including cultural elements and Elder supports, to ensure student success.” (Source.) 

Métis Revitalizing Our Culture Program

The MNBC Ministry of Youth and Métis Youth British Columbia (MYBC) offer an annual Revitalizing Our Culture (ROC) youth forum which seeks to enhance their leadership and employment skills.

The annual Métis youth forum, ‘Revitalizing Our Culture (ROC)’ hosted by MNBC Ministry of Youth and Métis Youth British Columbia (MYBC), provides an opportunity for Métis youth, between the ages of 15 and 30, to enhance their leadership and employment skills and to learn more about themselves and their culture. Past workshops have included: An Introduction to Culinary Arts, the FirstHost Tourism Program, Building Skills for Self-Awareness, Managing Conflict, First Aid CPR Level C, Finding Work in the 21st Century, Healthy Eating 101, Miyo Machihowin: Good Health, as well as a variety of cultural workshops like Ask an Elder, bead looming, porcupine quilling, and more.

Dr. Alan Corbiere – Everyone Learns Differently

Building-up your identity with an of alignment of what your goals are in life.

Building-up your identity with an of alignment of what your goals are in life.

Niiwin Nodin – Learning That Connection

The education of your own people teaches you differently in all aspects.

The education of your own people teaches you differently in all aspects.

Aboriginal Leadership Certificate at North Island College

The Aboriginal Leadership Certificate allows Indigenous students to gain practical tools and knowledge to work at management and administrator levels within Indigenous organizations across Canada. NIC is honoured to acknowledge the traditional territories of the combined 35 First Nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw and Coast Salish traditions, on whose traditional and unceded territories NIC’s campuses […]

The Aboriginal Leadership Certificate allows Indigenous students to gain practical tools and knowledge to work at management and administrator levels within Indigenous organizations across Canada. NIC is honoured to acknowledge the traditional territories of the combined 35 First Nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw and Coast Salish traditions, on whose traditional and unceded territories NIC’s campuses are situated.

Office of Aboriginal Education and Engagement

Post-Secondary Education, Indigenous Education

The Office of Aboriginal Education and Engagement works collaboratively with Services for Aboriginal Students at Vancouver Island University to support Indigenous students, and foster their successes. Cultural activitives are offered throughout the academic year, including the Na’tsa’ maht Shqwaluwun, One Heart, One Mind – Understanding Indigenous Perspectives Learning Series.

The Malahat Life Skills Program – “The Malahat Way”

The Malahat Life Skills Program is a unique ‘hybrid’ program that invites participants to explore how the traditional teachings may offer solutions for present-day demands.

The program is steeped in culture and tradition, the program aims to help members and residents of the Malahat Nation create and live the life they want to live. The Malahat Life Skills Program has increased the sense of belonging, ability, and autonomy of participants by improving the overall sense of wellbeing throughout the Malahat Nation. A cornerstone of the on-going Malahat Life Skills Program includes a Personal Life Plan (PLP) for all participants and Cultural Inquiry. Consisting of clear achievable long and short-term goals, the PLP gives participants their own unique directions to move to where they want to go in life. The PLP’s help to meet the specific needs of each participant and helps the Nation direct and provide services towards helping members succeed. Cultural Inquiry helps participants discover the potential of traditional teachings as positive instruments for their future, increasing participants pride and confidence to face the challenges they may encounter in the creation of their own desired future. Participants of the Malahat Life Skills Program have experienced what it is to be successful in setting long term goals for themselves, plan the needed action steps, and actually move toward their goals and objectives.

Northern Cultural Expressions Society Art Education Program

This transformational program allows First Nations mentors/Master Carvers to go into Yukon schools and educate all students about traditional art forms and more.

The Art Education Program is for school aged children from Kindergarten to Grade 12. This transformational program allows First Nations mentors/Master Carvers to go into Yukon schools and engage with all students (First Nations and Non), in order to educate them about traditional art forms. Along with this, students also learn more about the traditions, the history and stories behind carving. More information can be found here: https://northernculture.org/art-education-program-overview/.