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Story Topic: Secondary (Grade 9 - 12/13)

Grades 8/9 to Grades 12/13

Neskonlith Education Center

Posted on July 6, 2018 by ambershilling

Neskonlith Education Center offers high school programming, adult education, and culture & language classes. NEC is working to integrate language & culture into all class programming, while encouraging an understanding that learning is often cyclical and is a lifelong journey. Success in the program is defined by individuals and they are supported to achieve completion […]

Neskonlith Education Center offers high school programming, adult education, and culture & language classes. NEC is working to integrate language & culture into all class programming, while encouraging an understanding that learning is often cyclical and is a lifelong journey.
Success in the program is defined by individuals and they are supported to achieve completion of their goals.

Interview with Liz Osawamik

Posted on by Jane Gray

Elizabeth Osawamick is a language teacher at North Shore School and Trent University in South Central Ontario and teaches both in the classroom and on the land courses. She is dedicated to language revitalization for all ages in a way that is fun and interactive.

Elizabeth Osawamick is a language teacher at North Shore School and Trent University in South Central Ontario and teaches both in the classroom and on the land courses. She is dedicated to language revitalization for all ages in a way that is fun and interactive.

Interview with Beedahbin Peltier

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Jane Gray

Beedahbin Peltier is a faculty member with Fleming College and also designs and teaches language and cultural programs for families through the Durham School Board. He is also the originator of many land-based and cultural education initiatives through the Trent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science Program (TRACKS) for youth.

Beedahbin Peltier is a faculty member with Fleming College and also designs and teaches language and cultural programs for families through the Durham School Board. He is also the originator of many land-based and cultural education initiatives through the Trent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science Program (TRACKS) for youth.

Urban Indigenous Education in the Toronto District School Board

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Jaclyn Wong

The Urban Indigenous Education Centre of the Toronto District School Board supports Indigenous students of all ages and their families in the city of Toronto, focusing particularly on their well-being, success, and academic achievement. Its team of teaching staff and administrators also conduct research and provide professional development for educators. As part of its vision, […]

The Urban Indigenous Education Centre of the Toronto District School Board supports Indigenous students of all ages and their families in the city of Toronto, focusing particularly on their well-being, success, and academic achievement. Its team of teaching staff and administrators also conduct research and provide professional development for educators. As part of its vision, the centre collaborates with academic and community organizations on various projects, in hopes of bridging communities across the Greater Toronto Area.

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Program in the Grande Prairie Public School District

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Frannie and Kisa Rogers

The FNMI Program Coordinator for the Grande Prairie Public School District shares about the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the school system.

Building community relationships and highlighting local resources to help support the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in Grande Prairie’s pre-K to grade 12 public classrooms. A critical component of this happens outside of the classroom through First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) Family Outreach Workers by being available to help address possible barriers to education. This success in this piece of the FNMI Program is that family enhancement work is being done; working with a family as a whole. This is key to relationship building within the community and building connections with families.

Land-Based Education Program at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sarah Louison

Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School offers land based education whereby students learn seasonal teachings.

Riel Thomson, a teacher at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School, describes their land based program for middle years and high school students. The curriculum of the land based program focuses on fall, winter, and spring seasonal teachings with input and support from Cree Elders. Thomson includes content from the Elders when he is creating his annual teaching plans. The school is looking to expand the land based program to target students with behavioural and academic issues in the classroom. Students will be chosen to participate in the land based program in order to achieve specific objectives and then they would be reintegrated into the classroom.

Willow Lake Culture/Science Camp

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Miriame Giroux

High school students spend 3 weeks at a camp on Willow Lake to complete an experiential science course and learn traditional skills and language on the land. ”This year’s camp took place from Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 at Willow Lake, Northwest Territories. Twelve youth aged 11 to 16 from across the communities of Dehcho […]

High school students spend 3 weeks at a camp on Willow Lake to complete an experiential science course and learn traditional skills and language on the land.

”This year’s camp took place from Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 at Willow Lake, Northwest Territories. Twelve youth aged 11 to 16 from across the communities of Dehcho First Nations attended, along with Indigenous elders, traditional knowledge holders, community decision makers, land use planners, Dehcho First Nations staff and five graduate students from Laurier’s Northern Water Futures program.” from..https://campusmagazine.wlu.ca/2018/fall-winter/research-file/on-the-land-in-canadas-north.html

Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre – A Resource for The Community and The Classroom

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Timothy Merasty

Ensuring an institution exists where Indigenous languages and cultures are respected, honoured, and shared.

The Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) is a provincially based non-profit organization whose Elder Council and staff are dedicated to promoting, preserving, and protecting Indigenous cultures and languages in Saskatchewan. SICC’s President, Wanda Wilson, explains, the organization records stories and visions from Elders and Knowledge Keepers from Saskatchewan’s eight linguistic groups (Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Woodlands Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Lakota, Nakoda, and Dakota). SICC’s programs reflect community needs and Saskatchewan needs the truth, supported by and through the formal education system.

St. Augustine School: Building Capacity through Collaboration

Posted on by Kaitlyn Walcheske

St. Thomas Aquinas School Division (STAR) and Nipisihkopahk Educational Authority (NEA) have entered into a education partnership through an Alberta Education Grant- “Building Capacity Through Collaboration.” Together, these schools are sharing, teaching, learning and collaborating on best practices in education.

St. Thomas Aquinas School Division (STAR) and Nipisihkopahk Educational Authority (NEA) have entered into a education partnership through an Alberta Education Grant- “Building Capacity Through Collaboration.” Together, these schools are sharing, teaching, learning and collaborating on best practices in education.