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Educating Our Educators – Educating Our Aboriginal StudentsRevised March 201122
Canada’s Aboriginal PeopleCanada's Aboriginal peoples are comprised of many nations with very diverse cultures. It is imperative to realize thatAboriginal people are unique in their beliefs, spirituality, customs, histories, and languages. Different peoples with distinctlanguages could live in the same area. People within any one geographic area are not necessarily the same. There couldbe as much diversity within a geographic area as there is across Canada.It is important to note that as we attempt to frame the changes to the Aboriginal peoples’ ancestry, continuums may bebased on a multitude of quantifiers – cultural, geographic, urban/rural, language or values. Individuals may beanywhere on the continuum or not at all.Sharing of KnowledgeFor centuries, Aboriginal peoples have adapted their life and living to a specific environment and they shared theirknowledge about survival living in North America's varied landscapes and climates. Around 1500, the first Europeans whoarrived in North America were introduced to new plants that were edible and used in medicines of the past and todayin medication as well as herbal remedies.The Aboriginal peoples in the Arctic invented the igloo to survive severe cold temperatures and perfected the kayak towithstand icy waters and to be able to place the boat upright without getting out if the kayak capsized.In Eastern North America, Aboriginal peoples invented bark canoes as a means of transportation to get through thewaterways while exploring and moving through the dense forests.The Aboriginal peoples living in the Prairies moved from place to place to hunt buffalo; thus, they invented theTeepee, a lightweight dwelling made of poles arranged in a cone shape covered with animal skins.Along the Pacific Coast, Aboriginal peoples lived in permanent villages, accepted sculptures as part of their culture andtraditions, and built dams to catch fish.Aboriginal peoples passed on many skills and knowledge to the Europeans which continue to be shared today. If thisknowledge hadn’t been shared it would have taken the Europeans longer to establish themselves. Life would have beendifferent without the contributions from Aboriginal peoples.Educating Our Educators – Educating Our Aboriginal StudentsRevised March 201123
Page 2 and 3: Table of ContentsIntroduction page
Page 4 and 5: IntroductionThis revised handbook/g
Page 6 and 7: Message from the Director of Educat
Page 8 and 9: Supporting Our Aboriginal StudentsO
Page 10 and 11: Educating our EducatorsAs we learn
Page 12 and 13: Differences in Beliefs and Ways of
Page 14 and 15: Educating Our Educators - Educating
Page 16 and 17: Aboriginal Self Government - Govern
Page 18 and 19: Indian Residential Schools Settleme
Page 20 and 21: Oral History - Evidence taken from
Page 24 and 25: Other practical knowledge base orig
Page 26 and 27: First NationsFirst Nations is a ter
Page 28 and 29: The InuitThe Inuit and the LandThe
Page 30 and 31: OjibweThe Ojibwe are an Algonkian-s
Page 32 and 33: The Métis Nation of OntarioThe Mé
Page 34 and 35: Educating Our Educators - Educating
Page 36 and 37: Canadian society did not challenge
Page 38 and 39: The Spanish schools comprised of St
Page 40 and 41: ImpactsThe loss of family and commu
Page 42 and 43: Today Communities are working toget
Page 44 and 45: About Aboriginal and Treaty RightsW
Page 46 and 47: These Treaties have never been abri
Page 48 and 49: First Nations Code of EthicsThere a
Page 50 and 51: Traditional WisdomThe Seven Gifts -
Page 52 and 53: Medicines (Four Sacred Plants)Tobac
Page 54 and 55: The people of the Martin Clan were
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Page 58 and 59: Metis TraditionsMetis FlagThe horiz
Page 60 and 61: The Inuit Culture and FamilyThe Inu
Page 62 and 63: Igloo - An igloo translated some ti
Page 64 and 65: Creating a Welcoming Learning Envir
Page 66 and 67: Office/Front Foyer/Student Services
Page 68 and 69: Why Involve Elders and/or Senators?
Page 70 and 71: Elder Protocol - Metis Senator Prot
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In Our Schools: Intentionally plan
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Building Capacity with Educators Wo
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National Aboriginal Day: June 21Nat
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Educating Our Educators - Educating
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Aboriginal Youth Leadership GroupAD
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Education Day - Algoma UniversityAl
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Aboriginal Education CommitteeADSB
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First Nations Education Directors/C
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First Nations of OntarioAamjiwnaang
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Educating Our Educators - Educating
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Appendix iiFor ADSBSchool Administr
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Some things to Think about and Cons
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Appendix iiiSupporting Aboriginal S
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The Stolen Generation, the 60’s S
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Sinclair, Judge M., Phillips, D. &
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