Edmonton schools push to preserve Indigenous languages

Weaving 

First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture and curriculum together

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/census-2016-edmonton-schools-battle-to-reverse-decline-in-indigenous-language-knowledge

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Melissa Purcell

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 supervisor of First Nation, Métis and Inuit education with the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB)

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 said all of the district's schools are working to include more Indigenous language content in lessons. Two schools

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 Westmount and Prince Charles

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 offer Cree language and culture classes during regular school hours. Amiskwaciy Academy also offers conversational Cree, and the district caters to students with other Indigenous backgrounds, such as Dene and Blackfoot.

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Some online video resources to peruse

Here is some video content to watch over the holidays

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Take some time to browse the many Aboriginal streaming video resources listed below. (Some will require a district ID and PW to access). ​

 

Learn 360  (Sign in with

​district

 password)

Click on the link below, login, and come back and click again to find the show

 

Creative Native

http://learn360.infobase.com/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=82610

Native Peoples Series

http://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?seriesID=78868&wID=150021

AANDC

http://learn360.infobase.com/p_Collection.aspx?channel=Aboriginal+Affairs+and+Northern+Development+Canada&chnID=92

Words of the Elders

http://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=150021&customID=28598

Residential Schools: Truth and Healing

http://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=150021&customID=27983

 

National Film Board (Free Content only - any films marked "CAMPUS" require a paid account)

Aboriginal Themes

https://www.nfb.ca/channels/aboriginal_peoples_channel/

https://www.nfb.ca/search/#?queryString=aboriginal&index=0&language=en

 

Discovery Education (Sign in with your email and password)

Aboriginal Content

https://surreyschools.discoveryeducation.ca/player/view/assetGuid/2db4e043-8b31-416f-8073-89eef1e13711

 

APTN

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Cultural programming

Reel Insights

http://aptn.ca/reelinsights/video/

Wild Archeology

http://aptn.ca/wildarchaeology/

Dene Journey

http://aptn.ca/deneajourney/

All Our Relations

http://aptn.ca/allourrelations/

Back in the day

http://aptn.ca/backintheday/

Catch the Dream

http://aptn.ca/catchthedream/

Moosemeat and Marmelade

http://aptn.ca/moosemeatandmarmalade/

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The Blanket and the Bighouse

​The ​b

lankets called swuwqwa'l.

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http://salishseasentinel.ca/2016/10/the-blanket-and-the-bighouse/

"Ray Harris of Stz'uminus and Wendy  Grant-John of Musqueam, speak about  currency before contact, the meaning of wealth, the relationships between men and women in the old Coast Salish society, equality and survival, and the important role of blankets to the community. (Note: In modern-day Coast Salish longhouse ceremonies, the speaker calls witnesses and they are handed two quarters – 50 cents – in recognition of their role to remember and share the work about to take place. Those two quarters were once the price of a Hudson's Bay blanket in the early days after European contact.)"

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Canada's Residential Schools on Google Earth

​Stories and Places​

https://goo.gl/QeRbTn

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A Google map that allows users to see the number of schools and their distribution across the country, along with quotes from survivors. 

"The residential school system is older than Confederation itself, having lasted from 1831 to 1996, and represents a dark aspect of Canadian history. These government-sponsored, church-run schools aimed to assimilate Indigenous children by taking them away from their families and forcibly eradicating their cultural identity. Residential schools have left a horrible legacy that survivors, communities and families are still struggling to overcome and heal from to this day."

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Musqueam Teaching Resource

​Learn more about this local First Nation​

http://www2.moa.ubc.ca/musqueamteachingkit/teachers.php

​From the kit:

• "Learn about Musqueam culture and history from Musqueam people. 
• "Understand the important role of language and stories in communicating knowledge through exposure to hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ stories and place names. 
• "Familiarize yourself with Musqueam's ancestral territory, our ancient roots, and the efforts we continue to exert to safeguard our home and our future.​
  

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