This Strategic Plan is a guide for developing and improving First Nation public libraries in Ontario. It contains a vision of the public library’s role in First Nation communities and outlines important initiatives that need to be taken. The need to prepare a Strategic Plan to guide the development of First Nation public libraries was
Created in 2007 by the Canadian Council of Learning (CCL), the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model represents the link between First Nations lifelong learning and community well-being. For First Nations people, the purpose of learning is to honour and protect the earth and ensure the long term sustainability of life. To illustrate the organic
Download the document below for a list of educational resources that may be useful for students, parents and educators. The list is not definite as there are many other resources available. Please be aware that many schools often have great licensed educational resources that students can access. Also, be mindful that not all households have
This PowerPoint presentation was given by Gina McGahey, AIAI Education Coordinator, at the Education Conference in March 2015, in Toronto. It describes the principles that a Holistic Lifelong Community Education model was built for the AIAI.
In this report, Lindsay A. Morcom explores the incongruence between the federal government’s proposed First Nations Education Act and the approach of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) regarding language and culture education. She also examines research concerning potential outcomes of their approaches to determine what would be most beneficial to learners.
The goal of this program is to develop proficiency in conversational Anishinaabemowin in learners at Lakeview School in M'Chigeeng First Nation.
This foundational report was prepared by the Task Force on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures and was to be a strategy to revitalize First Nation, Inuit and Métis languages and cultures. It was submitted to the Minister of Canadian Heritage in June 2005.
The Onedia Nation is one of the many indigenous nations in the United States that reflect the impact of detrimental policies and initiatives that have threatened the survival and/or health of many indigenous languages and cultures. This article looks at a qualitative, phenomenological research investigation that utilized face-to-face interviews and photovoice as a dissertation study.
(without prejudice to those First Nations and their organizations with education jurisdiction agreements in place or under negotiation) With reference to Resolution 13/13, work was authorized in May 2013 to build an Education Law Template to move First Nations jurisdiction over education. This presentation, by Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, contains visuals to assist the reader in
A Declaration of First Nations Jurisdiction over Education. This Declaration was unanimously approved and adopted by the Chiefs of Canada at the Meeting of the Confederacy of Nations in Ottawa on the 13th December 1988. This Declaration is a result of the National Review of First Nations Education - a major study of First Nations