I have found that one of the easiest ways for me to access FNMI integration is through the use of literature. Being an ELA major I often find the easiest way to access a topic is by reading about it first. Here I have included a few of my favourite titles that I have added to my "future" classroom library.
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This is my certificate of completion for "How to Weave Indigenous Knowledge Systems into your Everyday Practice." This PD course was a great way for me to expand my knowledge and gain some practical examples and ideas for ways to weave together Western and Indigenous ways of knowing into the classroom. My biggest takeaway from this was the idea of Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing.
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I had the incredible opportunity to take Kiipaitapiisinnoni I/II with Don Shade at the University of Lethbridge. I took this course as one of my education electives and it has completely changed my understanding of history and the complexities of the Blackfoot culture. This course opened my eyes to a lot of misconceptions that still run rampant in our society, and it also gave me a deeper understanding of the traditional culture and values of the Blackfoot people. This course gave me a lot of knowledge that has benefited me in both my personal and professional life.
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In my PSIII classroom, I was committed to introducing a land acknowledgement to students that we could engage with at the beginning of our school week and give opportunity to discuss the importance of our land and why we must say thank-you and acknowledge the people who took care of this land before us.
Click the button below to view the mini-inquiry we did about our land and Turtle Island! |
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