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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.
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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.)
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 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8
Alberta: Métis Demographics • Métis Settlements • Paddle Prairie • Peavine • Gift Lake • East Prairie • Buffalo Lake • Kikino • Elizabeth • Fishing Lake MNAA Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6
Further Reading • Ministry Business Plan, 2010-2013 http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/department/businessplan/ • FNMI Education Policy Framework http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/fnmi/policies/fnmipolicy.aspx • Promising Practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education: Case Studies http://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 PeopleFebruary 15, 2011 Reconnection: FNMI Relationship to Land and EnvironmentMarch 15, 2011 Future: Balance of CulturesApril 12, 2011
Questions/Contact THANK YOU Debbie.Mineault@gov.ab.ca