To accommodate the growing student population, which has nearly doubled at Eenchokay Birchstick School, administrators have merged some classrooms, moved others online, closed the cafeteria to use the space for Indigenous education and cultural programming and converted the library into a special education room. Less than seven years after opening its doors to 900 students, […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to collaboration and allyship, the First Nations with Schools Collective (FNWSC) recently connected with Indigenous education leaders from First Nations in both Eastern and Western Canada. The virtual meeting, held over Zoom in March, provided a valuable opportunity to exchange insights on Regional Education Agreements (REAs), funding reform, and
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The Anishinaabemowin program at Wiikwemkoong Board of Education is designed to help bring Indigenous language and culture back into daily life in the community. With a program manager, a budget to hire fluent speakers including Elders and a team to create resources, the Anishinaabemowin program at Wiikwemkoong Board of Education is designed to help bring
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By Leslee White-Eye, FNWSC Structural Readiness Coordinator If you don’t live in Quebec, you may not think much about that province’s recent decision to pass Bill 96, a law designed to protect French language by restricting the use of others. But Bill 96 has severe implications far beyond the Quebec borders. It is an affront
During a Gathering Circle hosted by the First Nations Education Administrators Association and FNWSC to discuss the future of self-determined Indigenous education systems, education leaders were asked to share thoughts on three big questions. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell: Founding Member of Ontario Native Women’s Association I’ll share my own experience. I went to Day School on
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We are excited to present the first in a series of FNWSC research papers for First Nation education curriculum creators and developers. We are excited to present the first in a series of FNWSC research papers for First Nations curriculum creators and developers. Naming as an Exploration into Curriculum Development in First Nation Education Systems
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In Bkejwanong Territory, children can be heard speaking Anishinaabemowin again. Seven years after Bkejwanong Territory launched its language immersion program for elementary school students, the sounds of children speaking Anishinaabemowin can be heard in the community. To Minogiizhgad, the school’s immersion co-ordinator, those beautiful sounds prove the Anishnabeg Kinomaagewgamig (AK) school is achieving its goals
This Op-Ed was written by Brent Debassige. Brent is Ojibwe-Anishinaabe and a member of the Caribou Clan. He is originally from M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island. On May 17, 1972, an executive committee of the National Indian Brotherhood — now the Assembly of First Nations — set in motion what would be a foundational
“This gives us an opportunity to look at the resources we have within our community.” – Sagamok First Nation Chief Alan Ozawanimki As the First Nation with Schools Collective (FNWSC) works to achieve the overarching goal of transforming First Nation education systems, there is value in sharing knowledge and information with Indigenous communities and organizations
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Dec. 4, 2021 – First Nation education leaders were at the forefront of strategies to keep their communities safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since COVID-19 became a global pandemic, First Nation education leaders have been at the forefront of strategies to keep their communities safe and healthy Amid unprecedented, rapidly changing circumstances, education
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