How can First Nations education systems integrate language immersion into daily schooling? We asked Barbara Nolan, Language Commissioner for Anishinabek Nation. Q: Can you talk about your role with Anishinabek Nation? A: My role is to advise on methods and approaches used to promote language revitalization among the 39 communities that are part of Anishinabek Nation. […]
This call to action by Western University professor Brent Debassige was published days before the 2021 federal election. Sept. 17, 2021 – When many Canadians think of education systems, they think of schools funded by provincial and territorial governments. Parents among them know their children’s education is overseen by the district school board, which contains
WBE Communications Officer Dwayne Animikwan says First Nations students and communities benefit from shared education and lifelong learning stories. Sept. 15, 2021 – Around Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Dwayne Animikwan is affectionately known as “the Picture Guy.” When students were out in the sugarbush collecting sap for maple syrup last month, he was there with his
As we explore ways to incorporate culture-based curriculum into our schools, we invited Elders to share their own education stories during a series of meetings this year. Read what some had to say. March 19, 2021 – As part of its goal to incorporate culture-based curriculum into the infrastructure of schools on First Nations,
First Nations can use the UN’s Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to reassert education jurisdiction in their communities, a human rights law expert says. March 1, 2021 – During two training and planning sessions as part of a FNWSC webinar series, Dr. Anver Saloojee, a Ryerson University politics and public administration professor,
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With tips on how to get the attention of journalists, write a news release and develop a blog, a media training toolkit is now available to the First Nations with Schools Collective (FNWSC). Nov. 28, 2020 — With tips on how to get the attention of journalists, write a news release and develop a blog, a media training
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By Leslee White-Eye, the Structural Readiness Coordinator for the First Nations With Schools Collective (FNWSC). While First Nation communities have yet to see the true impact of COVID-19 in terms of health and well-being, there is certainty in knowing the impacts will be devastating. Given our collective vulnerabilities to disease as a colonized people and continued
