Friday, April 10, 2015

Nunavut schools look at standardizing Inuktitut writing system

Writing a culture
Many FN groups grappling with how to keep their language alive in the 21st century. Syllabics is another hurdle for the people of Nunavut!

"Nunavut education minister Paul Quassa announced yesterday in the legislative assembly that the government is looking into using Roman orthography as the standard writing system for Inuktitut in schools across the territory.

"Inuktitut is commonly written across Nunavut in two different systems: syllabics, which uses a system of symbols adopted from Cree script, and Roman orthography, which uses the roman alphabet used to write in English. Both systems enjoy official status in the territory, and are used more frequently depending on geographical location: syllabics in the east, orthography in the west.

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Mi'kmaq, province to ensure treaty knowledge reaches all

Commitment to add treaty knowledge to the school curriculum
"Officials with the Education Department and the aboriginal community in Nova Scotia are meeting at the Membertou Heritage Centre to discuss ways to include treaty education in the P-to-12 school curriculum. The workshop is part of Education Minister Karen Casey's commitment in the recent Action Plan for Education to add treaty knowledge to the school curriculum over the next five years. Johnson said many people don't realize the Mi'kmaq did not give up land ownership under the Peace and Friendship Treaties signed in the 1700s. Instead, he said, they agreed to share the land and resources with non-aboriginal settlers."

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Joe B. Marshall Invested into the Order of Canada

Preserving the traditions and culture of the Mi'kmaq people
"Mr. Joe B. Marshall, of Eskasoni First Nation, has been a long-time friend of Cape Breton University.  His commitment and passion to teaching and speaking the Mi'kmaq language has played a key role in preserving the traditions and culture of the Mi'kmaq people. Marshall has dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of the Mi'kmaw as an Aboriginal veteran, esteemed leader, role model, and mentor."

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

▶ Surviving Disappearance, Re-Imagining & Humanizing Native Peoples

What does it mean to be a "real" Indian?


"Matika, a Native American woman of the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes (Washington), is unique as an artist and social documentarian in Indian Country. The insight, depth, and passion with which she explores the contemporary Native identity and experience are communicated through the impeccable artistry of each of her silver gelating photographs."

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▶ First Nations Cultural Preservation Through Art

Ursula Johnson at TEDxHalifax
"Ursula Johnson is an artist from the Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia, who focuses her practice on the idea of cultural preservation. In this fascinating talk, she tells the story of preserving Mi'kmaq culture through the art of basketry."


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Monday, February 2, 2015

Metepenagiag Heritage Park

Experience the Mi'kmaq culture that has existed here for over 30 centuries.
"There is much to discover at Metepenagiag Heritage Park. Experience the Mi'kmaq culture that has existed here for over 30 centuries. Enjoy the music and listen to the oral history, handed down through generations by the Mi'kmaq Elders, who have greeted all visitors on our shores. Walk the trails in the footsteps of ancestors overlooking the river that has sustained the Mi'kmaq people since time immemorial. View the archeological finds of the ancient village and understand the significance and traditions presented from the Augustine Mound and Oxbow National Historic Sites."

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First Nations people take part in B.C. computer coding boot camp

A project to revitalize indigenous languages
"Squamish Nation member Khelsilem is fluent in his native tongue and passionately spearheading a project to revitalize indigenous languages. But he wants to turbocharge his linguistic proficiency by learning an entirely new and universal language – computer coding. The 25-year-old from North Vancouver plans to preserve and share the Squamish and Downriver Halkomelem languages by acquiring coding skills, which he'll use to construct a website that gives his community's lingual traditions worldwide reach."

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Aboriginal student talks about his classroom experience

▶ Grand Erie Stories - Marshall


Hear Marshall talk about his successes.

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About culture, identity - reconnecting with aboriginal history

Ontario program helps aboriginal students build knowledge & boost achievement
"Suzie Miller, an Aboriginal Student Work Study teacher with the Grand Erie District School Board is now working with aboriginal students (First Nation, Metis and Inuit) in Brantford classrooms to help build their knowledge, increase their confidence and, ultimately, boost their achievement."

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Reviving a Mi’kmaq tradition - Salite

Helping a bereaved family in a time of need.


"A salite is basically a way to help a family that has lost a loved one. In the past it may have been carried out on a small scale. However, in Conne River, the salite has grown to encompass the entire community, with many people helping the bereaved family in a time of financial and spiritual need."

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