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The World in Which I Work?. Keri Blacker. Lax Kw’alaams (Port Simpson), BC. Coast Tsimshian Academy. The Framework. Vision & Values. Ritual & Ceremony. Architecture, Artifacts & Symbols. History & Stories. Vision.
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The World in Which I Work? Keri Blacker
The Framework Vision & Values Ritual & Ceremony Architecture, Artifacts & Symbols History & Stories
Vision “The members of Lax Kw’alaams community expect high educational standards in order that all students have the opportunity to reach their academic potential. The expectation is for Coast Tsimshian Academy to meet or exceed Canadian academic standards while respecting our Tsimshian culture.”
Tsimshian Christian Family Residential School Colonization Adaax Tradition Oppression Familial Sense Honour Hypocrisy Competition Values
Ceremony • Basketball • Band • Memorials • Awards • Feasts • Walk-Up • Weddings
History Mussio Associates Inc., 2009
Stories • Traditional • Residential School • Indian Day School • Girl’s Home • Ghosts & Spirits • God & Creator • Famous • Dundas • Fishing
Architecture Our Pool Our Smokehouse
Symbols • Identity • Morality • Adaax • History
Purveyor of Change • Symbol - Principal • Ally - First Nations • Drive - Educational Experience
Picture Sources • Nelson’s Cornet Band Edwards Brothers,City of Vancouver Archives, In P24. vabbs.org/FirstNations/Images/Nelson_Cornet_Band_1901_P24.jpg • Basketball www.swgc.mun.ca/releases/PublishingImages/basketball.jpg • Drink www.bfeedme.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/drink.jpg • T-shirt www.collegeutopia.com/uploads/media/bp_rap_tshirt.jpg