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Talking about Aboriginal cultures is equivalent to talking about Asian, European or African culture —each of these cultures includes a wide variety of nations, customs, traditions, languages and outlooks.

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Talking about Aboriginal cultures is equivalent to talking about Asian,

European or African culture —each of these cultures includes a wide variety of nations, customs, traditions, languages

and outlooks.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING

Connecting FNMI students and Indigenous Pedagogies with

Focus

1. Why understanding our First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) learners matters for Alberta teachers

2. How Indigenous Pedagogies connect with UDL principles

FNMI STUDENT POPULATION MATTERS

Why understanding our1

3X

• Growing (3X)

50%

< 25

• Growing (3X)

• Young (< 25)

Urban(+)

Mobile• Growing (3X)

• Young (<25)

• Urban (+)

DIVERSITY OF FNMI PEOPLES Appreciating the

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• Culturally

• Culturally

• Linguistically

Cree  

Woodland Cree  

Plains Cree

Blackfoot  

Pikanii  

Kainai  

Siksika

Saulteaux 

Ojibway

Siouan  

Stoney/Nakota

Dené

Dené Tha (Slavey)  

Dunne za (Beaver)  

Dëne Suliné (Chipewyan)  

Tsuu T’ina (Sarcee)        

Michif

• Culturally

• Linguistically

• Geographically

MétisFirst Nations

FNMI EDUCATIONUnderstanding the changes in

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1862 to 1975

Residential schools

Currently 58

Band-operated schools

Alberta High School Completion Rate

Memorandum of Understanding

INDIGENOUS PEDAGOGIESExploring FNMI learning and

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING

Connecting Indigenous Ways of Knowing with5

• Multiple ways to engage with learning:– Connections to land– Interconnectedness

Multiple ways to access information– Storytelling– Symbolism

• Multiple ways to demonstrate learning– Authentic experiences – Artistic expression

ALBERTA RESOURCESBuilding on

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Useful Links

• MOU (Web site)

• Models of Learning (First Nations, Métis and Inuit)

• Education is our Buffalo (pdf document)

• Our Words, Our Ways (pdf document)

• Supporting FNMI Student Success – A Four Part Series (Webinar)

• Walking Together (To be released Fall 2011)

Contact us

Pauline Auger

Curriculum Manager

First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI)

[email protected]

Phone 780.643.1977For toll-free access within Alberta,

first dial 310-0000