Posted on November 29, 2018 by Jiah Dzentu
Dechinta’s model of program delivery is innovative and responsive to the needs of diverse learners. We offer a setting where families can learn together through our Chekoa Nı̨ htł’èkǫ ̨̀ Deè (KidsU) program where children are invited to attend semesters with their parent(s) and learn on the land. This has become one of the most […]
Dechinta’s model of program delivery is innovative and responsive to the needs of diverse learners. We offer a setting where families can learn together through our Chekoa Nı̨ htł’èkǫ ̨̀ Deè (KidsU) program where children are invited to attend semesters with their parent(s) and learn on the land. This has become one of the most vital components of our Dechinta model as many students, particularly single mothers, opt to bring their children with them, thus providing a platform for strengthening family bonds.
Posted on November 26, 2018 by Jeremiah Sharpe
Neecheewam Inc. strives to cultivate life skills through the development of relationships and culturally appropriate teachings.
Neecheewam Inc. strives to cultivate life skills through the development of relationships and culturally appropriate teachings.
Posted on November 20, 2018 by Tyler Armstrong
Tyler Armstrong interviews Yolanda Twance, coordinator of Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services (ACSS) at Lakehead University. ACSS offers many different services to Aboriginal students on the Thunder Bay Campus. ACSS offers academic and individual services (ie., individual tutoring, group workshops, and gatherings with partners across the city), as well as cultural services, such as sweat […]
Tyler Armstrong interviews Yolanda Twance, coordinator of Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services (ACSS) at Lakehead University. ACSS offers many different services to Aboriginal students on the Thunder Bay Campus. ACSS offers academic and individual services (ie., individual tutoring, group workshops, and gatherings with partners across the city), as well as cultural services, such as sweat lodge ceremonies, feasts, cultural teachings and much more.
Posted on November 15, 2018 by Jiah Dzentu
Urban Hide Tanning in Somba K’e
Dene Nahjo’s Annual Urban Hide Tanning Camp is a reclamation of urbanized space in the heart of Somba K’e. They host a two week long camp in Somba K’e park, where guests are invited to witness or participate in hide tanning. There are Elders and experienced hide tanners available to mentor learners and share stories. Thousands of people have passed through Dene Nahjo’s Urban Hide Tanning Camp, including many students and hide tanning learners. This camp is an Indigenous safe space for us, as Indigenous people, to learn, have fun, make mistakes, make relationships and be vulnerable.
Posted on November 5, 2018 by Yvonne Benjoe
Donna Lerat teaches early learners their Cree identity through language and music at the K’Awasis Daycare.
Donna Lerat is the Director of the K’Awasis Daycare on Cowesses First Nation, Saskatchewan. She has observed her community lose their cultural identity and language. At the Daycare, Lerat has implemented an Indigenous language and cultural protocols program for early learners to age twelve. By introducing young people, and the daycare staff, to Cree language and traditions, Lerat hopes to be part of the change whereby young people learn Cree, and learn, not just how to, but why they practice Cree cultural protocols and traditions. Cree language recordings and music are played throughout the day and children practice vocabulary related to numeracy, months, animals, basic words, and phrases related to greetings. Opportunities to engage early learners in Cree language acquisition will better equip them to learn Cree in school settings and that success will, hopefully, make them proud and confident Cree language speakers.
Posted on November 2, 2018 by Kaitlyn Walcheske
The ASLA program, developed by Dr. S. Neyooxet Greymorning, is being delivered by Paula Mackinaw to teach Cree with the Miyo Wahkotowin Education Authority in Maskwacis, Alberta.
The Accelerated Second Language Acquisition (ASL) program, developed by Dr. Steven Neyooxet Greymorning, has been modified and is being delivered by Paula Mackinaw with the Miyo Wahkotowin Education Authority in Maskwacis, Alberta. The ASLA program is taught in the target language, Cree, and is very repetitive and forces the learner to think in the target language. It is all oral with many visuals. It helps students develop an identity and traditional culture. It produces thinkers and speakers of the language taught.
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Richard Stecenko
The program, offered by University of Winnipeg, creates a welcoming environment for Indigenous and new-comer students from the neighbourhood who have never been on campus. It offers topics such as every-day math skills, Indigenous astronomy, traditional knowledge, and language through practical exercises, story-telling, and song. A star blanket mural was painted on the Helen Betty […]
The program, offered by University of Winnipeg, creates a welcoming environment for Indigenous and new-comer students from the neighbourhood who have never been on campus. It offers topics such as every-day math skills, Indigenous astronomy, traditional knowledge, and language through practical exercises, story-telling, and song. A star blanket mural was painted on the Helen Betty Osborne Building to honour and commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people.
