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Dene Nahjo

Fostering indigenous leadership, values and skills through cultural initiatives. Dene Nahjo is a Dene Collective based in Denendeh. Fostering indigenous leadership, values, and skills through cultural resurgance initiatives. Dene Nahjo believes the solutions to problems we see in communities are rooted in the teachings of our ancestors. They emphasize and encourage the revitalization of the […]

Fostering indigenous leadership, values and skills through cultural initiatives. Dene Nahjo is a Dene Collective based in Denendeh. Fostering indigenous leadership, values, and skills through cultural resurgance initiatives. Dene Nahjo believes the solutions to problems we see in communities are rooted in the teachings of our ancestors. They emphasize and encourage the revitalization of the culture and the connection to the land and they carry out their work in a way that is true to Dene culture.

Desire Mitchell – Miigwannanze Drum Group

Desire is a Social Worker at East View Public School in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She holds a drum group for students in JK to Grade 8 at her school during Friday recess. She incorporates cultural teachings and ceremony and invites Elders to share their knowledge and speak with the students. They perform at the […]

Desire is a Social Worker at East View Public School in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She holds a drum group for students in JK to Grade 8 at her school during Friday recess. She incorporates cultural teachings and ceremony and invites Elders to share their knowledge and speak with the students. They perform at the school and at various gatherings in the community.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre

Discussion with the Early Childhood Services Director on the Aboriginal Head Start Program.

Discussion with the Early Childhood Services Director on the Aboriginal Head Start Program.

Nusdeh Yoh Elementary School – Grades 1 and 2 Teacher

A holistic approach to Indigenous education at the K to 7 grades. Nusdeh Yoh Elementary incorporates local Indigenous knowledge to help students establish their identity as Indigenous peoples.

A holistic approach to Indigenous education at the K to 7 grades. Nusdeh Yoh Elementary incorporates local Indigenous knowledge to help students establish their identity as Indigenous peoples.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre – Director of Youth and Community Services

A discussion of Early Childhood Education services offered at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre that has a focus on intergenerational teachings

A discussion of Early Childhood Education services offered at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre that has a focus on intergenerational teachings

Doris Manuel

Victim services and the numerous activities and programs that they support in collaboration with numerous other agencies and individuals primarily focussing on women (the majority of victims).

Victim services and the numerous activities and programs that they support in collaboration with numerous other agencies and individuals primarily focussing on women (the majority of victims).

Steven Baranyai – All our Relations-Madwejiwan

Steven Baranyai of Serpent River First Nation, Ontario, discusses how his initiative, Madwejiwan, uses Indigenous music, instruments, and regalia as traditional and cultural knowledge teaching tools for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. The program has worked with schools all across the province. Not only does the program support traditional and cultural knowledge, it also is used […]

Steven Baranyai of Serpent River First Nation, Ontario, discusses how his initiative, Madwejiwan, uses Indigenous music, instruments, and regalia as traditional and cultural knowledge teaching tools for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. The program has worked with schools all across the province. Not only does the program support traditional and cultural knowledge, it also is used as a platform to promote Indigenous identity, cultural teachings, and mental and emotional wellness. For more information, visit: http://madwejiwan.blogspot.com/.

Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre, Peterborough, ON

Nadia McLaren runs programs at the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre serving urban Indigenous peoples of all ages. Programs for individuals and families are interwoven with language and culture. She speaks of the importance of cultural re-connection in urban settings and the real meanings of the words “success” and “respect”.

Nadia McLaren runs programs at the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre serving urban Indigenous peoples of all ages. Programs for individuals and families are interwoven with language and culture. She speaks of the importance of cultural re-connection in urban settings and the real meanings of the words “success” and “respect”.

Interview with Prof. Nicole Bell, Trent University

Nicole Bell is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Education. Her research areas include: Indigenous culture-based education, infusion of Indigenous knowledge into public schooling and teacher education, decolonization and healing, and Indigenous research theory and methodology. Nicole is Anishnaabe (Bear Clan) from Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec. She is the mother of […]

Nicole Bell is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Education. Her research areas include: Indigenous culture-based education, infusion of Indigenous knowledge into public schooling and teacher education, decolonization and healing, and Indigenous research theory and methodology. Nicole is Anishnaabe (Bear Clan) from Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec. She is the mother of five boys and is passionate about Indigenous education, motivated by her educational experiences personally and as a mother.