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Educating Our Educators (March 2011) - Algoma District School Board

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Build capacity to support identity building , including the appreciation of Aboriginalperspectives, values and cultures by all students, school staff and trusteesFoster supportive and engaged families and communitiesDifferences in Beliefs and Ways of BeingFirst Nation, Metis and Inuit children may have cultural differences which are important for their teachers tobe aware of, different perceptions, values, world views, beliefs, expression, and interaction – different waysof being. Many Aboriginal children share a common sense of how to be and how to interact that is differentfrom that of non-Aboriginals. These different beliefs and ways of being are neither good nor bad, right norwrong, rather they are comfortable or uncomfortable.Although Aboriginal peoples have different beliefs, traditionally, they share common views about the worksand the human being’s place in it. These beliefs are: Everything in the world is interconnected both living and non living Unseen spiritual powers exist and affect all things Everything in the world is constantly changing in recurring cycles Human beings need to be in harmony with each other and nature<strong>Educating</strong> <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Educators</strong> – <strong>Educating</strong> <strong>Our</strong> Aboriginal StudentsRevised <strong>March</strong> <strong>2011</strong>11

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