fnmi student success webinar series: session 1 debbie mineault fnmi senior manager
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FNMI Student Success Webinar Series: Session 1
Debbie Mineault
FNMI Senior Manager
SESSION 1
Humble Beginnings: Essence of Family and Community
Date: January 25, 2011
(4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
The Bouvier Family
First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Awareness
Spiritual
Intellectual
Emotional
Physical
First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Awareness
Relevance
Reciprocity
Respect
Responsibility
First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Awareness
Create your acrostic poem to describe your origins (Aboriginal Studies 10)
For example:
O__________________,
R__________________
I _______________________
G___________________,
I ___________________,
N ___________________,
S _____________________.
FNMI Parent/Community Inclusive Strategies
Strategies include building relationships that:• connect with students—show warmth, caring, sensitivity,
humor, trust and high expectations. • create a collaborative system of learning where children,
parents and the whole community are learning together while preserving their history, culture and language.
• include both traditional and contemporary culture regarding philosophy and worldview.
• discuss local issues and controversial current events, particularly those dealing with historical basis.
Culture Responsive Education
Appreciation, understanding and acknowledgement of:
– holistic teachings and understandings of FNMI culture through methodology, curriculum, resources, professional development.
– FNMI perspectives, experiences, and worldviews. Western cultures have influenced many Aboriginal communities. Some community members display a mix of traditional and western practices. Not every member will be able to answer questions about protocol or traditional ceremonies.
– family and community is about interrelatedness and belonging.
First Nations Peoples in Alberta
• Treaty 6 1876 (17 Bands)• Treaty 7 1877 (5 Bands)• Treaty 8 1899 (28 Bands)
First Nations Cultural Demographics
Treaty 6Treaty 7Treaty 8
MNAAZone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6
Métis Settlements1. Paddle Prairie2. Peavine3. Gift Lake4. East Prairie5. Buffalo Lake6. Kikino7. Elizabeth8. Fishing Lake
Alberta: Métis Demographics
Further Reading
• Ministry Business Plan, 2010-2013http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/department/businessplan/
• FNMI Education Policy Frameworkhttp://education.alberta.ca/teachers/fnmi/policies/fnmipolicy.aspx
• Promising Practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education: Case Studieshttp://education.alberta.ca/teachers/fnmi/resources.aspx
• Our Words, Our Ways, Teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learners http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/fnmi/resources.aspx
• First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education AISI Provincial Research Review http://WWW.education.alberta.ca/aisi
• Aboriginal Studies 10 Aboriginal Perspectives http://www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca
Next Sessions
History: Impacts of Formal Education on FNMI People February 15, 2011
Reconnection: FNMI Relationship to Land and Environment March 15, 2011
Future: Balance of Cultures April 12, 2011
