Posted on mai 22, 2018 by Heather O'Watch
SUNTEP is a teacher education program that focuses on Métis education and student success.
Janice Thompson is the Program Head for the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP). SUNTEP is a four-year, fully accredited Bachelor of Education program offered by the Gabriel Dumont Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Advanced Education, the University of Regina, and the University of Saskatchewan. Prospective students can find campuses located in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Regina. The education program is designed around Métis education, cultural revitalization, and language reclamation. The program’s foundations are centered around relationships, academic and personal supports, and land-based learning. Currently, SUNTEP is the only post-secondary academic program in the country that offers Michif as an approved language credit. Thompson believes that, like First Nations education, Métis education needs to be mandated by the province so that Métis history, identity, language, and culture are no longer an after-thought. Equality in education means that our education system must be inclusive of all Indigenous groups, Inuit, Métis, and First Nations, and be mandated by our provincial government.
Posted on by Timothy Merasty
A national mathematics contest for Indigenous youth on reserves in Grades 4-6.
Dr. Arzu Sardarli is an Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics in the Department of Indigenous Science, The Environment, and Economic Development at First Nations University of Canada. Since 2008, Dr. Sardarli has been leading Math contests for students between Grades 4-6 who are living on-reserve. Supported by their teachers, up to five hundred students compete each year from reserve schools between British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The competition is strong. Students finishing in first, second, and third place receive certificates of participation and the first-place winner becomes that year’s national winner. Dr. Sardarli believes that this competition builds a network of students and teachers who are connected around this topic.
Posted on by Yvonne Benjoe
Lori Whiteman, Executive Director of the Treaty Education Alliance, describes their land-based programs and services.
The Treaty Education Alliance (TEA) offers educational programs and services for schools and communities. With funding from INAC they are able to serve K-12 schools using an inherent and Treaty Rights-Based Approach. The Alliance aims to increase student retention, numeracy, literacy, and community engagement. The Learning the Land program builds land-based learning capacity for teachers while working alongside language keepers and local Knowledge Keepers. The Alliance also partners with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Outbound Canada for their programs. To learn more about their programs please review their resources below.
Check out Learning the Land website for educational initiatives undertaken to exercise the inherent and treaty rights to education.
In partnership with Outward Bound Canada, the Treaty Education Alliance offers Field Leader Training as professional development opportunities for teachers and affiliated schools. Check out this video!
Posted on by Heather O'Watch
Rose Roberts, Education Development Specialist (Indigenous Engagement and Education) with the Indigenous Voices shares with us the importance of the initiative.
As a member of the Indigenous Voices team at the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Saskatchewan, Rose Roberts helps faculty and staff in the process of indigenization. She supports faculty in learning about the true history of Indigenous people in Saskatchewan while also valuing Indigenous and Western knowledge within our educational institutions. Rose Roberts reminds us of the saying, « before we can have reconciliation we have to know the truth.” The university is transitioning its courses to be inclusive of Indigenous paradigms and offer multiple ways of learning.
Follow the link below to learn about the Traditional Garden on campus.
https://teachingtest.usask.ca/traditional-garden/index.php
The institutional commitment to indigenize academia has been integrated into the University of Saskatchewan’s institutional plan. Take a look by following the link.
https://teaching.usask.ca/curriculum/indigenization.php#WhatisIndigenization
Posted on mai 18, 2018 by Kimberly White Quills
Tsuut’ina Nation language director Steven Crowchild speaks on the direction that his program is heading and the future of the Tsuut’ina Nation language program
Tsuut’ina Nation language director Steven Crowchild speaks on the direction that his program is heading and the future of the Tsuut’ina Nation language program
Posted on avril 30, 2018 by Frannie and Kisa Rogers
By understanding that Indigenous Education is rooted in the cultural traditions of Indigenous people GPRC provides numerous supports to help Indigenous students succeed. Fostering the only on-campus Friendship Centre in Canada with a full time Elder in Residence are clear indicators of that GPRC’s commitment to acting on this understanding to support its Indigenous students. […]
By understanding that Indigenous Education is rooted in the cultural traditions of Indigenous people GPRC provides numerous supports to help Indigenous students succeed. Fostering the only on-campus Friendship Centre in Canada with a full time Elder in Residence are clear indicators of that GPRC’s commitment to acting on this understanding to support its Indigenous students. GPRC also has the Circle of Indigenous Students which is a student elected executive body that works to carry the Indigenous student voice on campus. Its role is to ensure Indigenous culture is honored and celebrated on-campus. Support is not focused on the academic portion of student life. The role of the Indigenous Liaison Coordinator in the college is to provide social support services to Indigenous students to help move them toward success. Coordinator ensures Indigenous culture is included, celebrated and honored within the college. This is built upon solid relationships developed within the college and the community. The goal of the Circle of Indigenous Students on-campus is ensuring Indigenous students are immediately connected to the urban Indigenous community and that they have access to celebration and ceremony – this is a critical piece of striving for student success on and off campus.
Posted on by Lopa Fowzia
The interview focuses on the teacher education program named NIITSITAPI under the faculty of Education. it is a one-time program and will start from this fall 2018. The aim of this program is to develop teaching expertise in indigenous education both in public system and community school. Students who are staying treaty 7 southern Alberta […]
The interview focuses on the teacher education program named NIITSITAPI under the faculty of Education. it is a one-time program and will start from this fall 2018. The aim of this program is to develop teaching expertise in indigenous education both in public system and community school. Students who are staying treaty 7 southern Alberta are eligible for the admission. So the primary aim of this program is to ensure balance through the integration of Blackfoot perspective, historical knowledge into existing curriculum, standard teaching quality and certificate requirement for the teaching in Alberta. The excellence of this program is it is the center of Blackfoot ways of knowing and understand and points of corporation and integration for Blackfoot ways of knowing to be the basic understanding about teaching practice and the works the teacher do. Students will enjoy not only a great course base component about Blackfoot culture but they will have practical experience through the professional semester I and II and professional semester III focusing on teaching internship. The success of this program is measured how students take up their teaching practice in the community, school within the city. Dr. Dawn Burleigh highlighted that the meaning of indigenous education is different to a number of different people. The faculty members see the real necessity to improve, grow their understanding of indigenous education and how they attend to it not only they are located in a treaty 7 and so many students come through the program but in addition, there are provincial calls through the teaching quality standard and curriculum redesign to better attend to indigenous perspective, histories, people, stories, languages throughout curriculum and throughout teaching. Indigenous education is the responsibility of and for all teachers to better understand how the teacher that take up will be very depending on their positionality and understanding who they are where they are from how they are kind of entered in this dialogue. For many faculties members positioning as non-indigenous allies see their role to play in indigenous education is an important acceleration that an excellent opportunity to take on that. For the next 10 years, the faculty will have a sustainable fund for sustainable indigenous education for all students with area specialization those one want to take up specifically indigenous education so that education who needs Americal studies in their undergraduate focus that would be great to see that development. Though funding is a key, professional development capacity, materials like video, audio and human resources development including involving elders and indigenous experts are needed to achieve the vision.
Posted on avril 9, 2018 by Jason Bruce
This interview with Pat Jansen provided a great overview of some of the great work being done to support Indigenous students in School District 60: Peace River North. It especially highlighted some of the great successes the district had last year, as graduation rates improved dramatically.
This interview with Pat Jansen provided a great overview of some of the great work being done to support Indigenous students in School District 60: Peace River North. It especially highlighted some of the great successes the district had last year, as graduation rates improved dramatically.
