The 3rd Annual
�Hear Our Voices�
Aboriginal Education Conference
A one day
conference hosted and delivered by
educators�
leading the way in the area of Aboriginal Education
Friday
October 6, 2021
The Radisson Hotel
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Lunch Provided
Aboriginal Circle of Educators� was the
recipient of the �
Canadian
Race Relations Foundation 2005 Award of
�Excellence in Education
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AGENDA
8:00 a.m.��������������� Registration (Coffee, Tea & Muffins)
8:30 a.m.�������������� Opening Ceremony: Welcome by A.C.E.
����������������������������� Co-chairs: Debbie Beach-Ducharme &
����������������������������� Rebecca Chartrand
9:00-10:15 a.m.����� Keynote Speaker: Dr. Graham Smith
10:15-10:45 a.m.��� Break
10:45-11:45 a.m.��� Sessions #1
11:45-12:15� ���������� ��Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.������� Sessions #2
2:00-2:30 p.m.������� Break
2:30-3:30 p.m.������� Sessions #3
3:30 p.m.�������������� Closure�
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Keynote
Speaker:� Dr.
Graham Hingangaroa Smith
Currently
Professor Smith has applied research projects in New Zealand, Alaska and the
U.S.; he is the Director of the Doctor of Education (Aboriginal Pathway) at
UBC; he has developed the provincial wide SAGE program (an Aboriginal focused
doctoral mentoring initiative); he has worked with numerous post-secondary
institutions across Canada to assist Aboriginal responsiveness; he has a large
number of international indigenous doctoral students whom he supervises; he is
currently an international advisor to the Campus 20/20 project aimed at
charting the future for post-secondary education in B.C.
Professor
Smith is one the most influential Indigenous educationalists today.� He has published widely and is in constant
demand as a commentator on national and international indigenous matters. He is
married to Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, and has one daughter, Kaapua Te Paea
Smith. He is of Ngati Apa, Ngati Kahungunu, Kai Tahu and Ngati Porou tribal
descent.
Distinguished Professor Smith is a prominent Maori education scholar who
has been at the forefront of �alternative
Maori initiatives in the education field and beyond.� His recent academic work has centred on
developing theoretically informed transformative strategies related to
intervening in Maori cultural, political, social, educational and economic
crises.�
Professor
Smith has made important contributions to the political, social, economic and
cultural advancement of indigenous Maori communities.� He has worked extensively with other
Indigenous/ First Nation�s peoples across the world, including in
Professor
Smith�s earlier training is in Social Anthropology and he completed a MA (Hons)
dissertation on �Maori Rituals of Encounter�.� He was the first teacher of a Maori immersion
Kura Kaupapa Maori school, (Maori philosophy and principles based School),
which has grown from a single school in 1988 to over seventy-five publicly
funded schools in 1999.� His theoretical
leadership has helped inform the emergence of Maori Education Studies as a
distinct academic field within New Zealand education and as an identifiable
educational area of study in particular New Zealand Universities. His research
work has stimulated a wide-ranging academic discussion centered on Kaupapa
Maori Theory, Critical Theory and Transformative Praxis.
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SESSION A:
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Session A1
Developing Middle Years Science
Lessons that Incorporate Indigenous Knowledge
Dawn
Sutherland, Department of Education,
This
presentation will provide information on incorporating indigenous knowledge
into lesson plans for middle years science. This workshop is for everyone who
would like to learn and understand the integration of Aboriginal perspectives
into the middle year�s science curriculum.
Session A2
Generational Trauma:
Understanding Its Impact on Aboriginal People
Anita L. Keith,
While colonialism
thrives in many areas of Aboriginal life, no longer are Aboriginal people
merely a backdrop to colonial history.�
The core of who we are is strong, spiritual, active and alive.� My approach to the subject of generational
trauma grows out of my desire that the voices of our ancestors, our elders, our
people, and our youth, as survivors of historical generational trauma, be heard
and the audiences which listen will understand how this important dimension of
Aboriginal history fits into the larger context of events that have played a
role in the attempted ethnic and cultural genocide of the Natives of North
America.�
Session A3�
Creating
partnerships between Aboriginal and EAL/SESD/TESL educators
for Aboriginal student success across languages and lifeworlds.
Dr.
Marlene Atleo, Assistant Professor, Education,
Dr. Laara Fitznor,
The objective of the presentation is to invite
Aboriginal teachers to participate in the development of a collaborative
research network and agenda between the Aboriginal and second language
education communities of the
Session A4
Impact of Residential
Schools
Gladys Cook, Elder
Topahdewin: The Gladys Cook
Story.� Gladys
will share her story and experiences. The presentation includes a documentary
video that memorializes the experiences of residential school survivors. ��
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SESSION B:
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Session B1�
Animating Wholistic and
Critical thinking in Aboriginal Education
Dr. Laara Fitznor,
In this session I will discuss
critical themes, issues & perspectives in Aboriginal education that have
the potential to transform our thinking about education, learning and teaching.
Also, I will discuss the ways that pedagogies in Aboriginal education may move
us to transform the way we think & act in our intrapersonal & interpersonal
home/work.
Session B2�
Kaupapa Maori: Theory and Praxis
Dr. Graham Hingangaroa Smith, Director of the Doctor of
Education at
Dr. Smith will discuss his recent academic work that has centred on
developing theoretically informed transformative strategies related to
intervening in Maori cultural, �social,
educational and economic crises. He will share his experience of being at the
forefront of alternative Maori initiatives in the education field and
beyond.� His recent academic work has
centred on developing theoretically informed transformative strategies related
to intervening in Maori cultural, political, social, educational and economic
crises.
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SESSION C:
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Session C1�
Educational Policies in
Education
Dr. Anna Hunter, Director,
Aboriginal Public Administration, Department of Political Studies, University
of
This presentation will explore and focus on the
role of First Nation educational policies in terms of the larger context of
their invisibility within the larger social policy framework.
Session C2
First Nations Music
Allison Cox, Aboriginal Cultural
Support,
This session will introduce participants to an awareness of First Nations
music. Participants will hear the stories that accompany some of the songs.
Songs will include Ojibwe social songs. Participants will also enjoy listening
to and participate in learning one or two songs of the hand drum.
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SESSION D: 1:00-3:30
p.m.
Session D1
Learning from Indigenous�
Scientists: Our Elders and Teachers
Brian Rice, Department of
Education,
This session will provide information on traditional programs that includes
both elders and academics that teach the Indigenous Science component; Brian�s
traditional sanction by elders for writing the dissertation; how the
traditional based dissertation has benefited the community; and Brian�s work in
Traditional Knowledge. Time permitting; Brian will demonstrate how to make a
traditional fire without matches.
Session D2
Traditions and Ceremonies - A basis of knowledge"
Brian McLeod, Aboriginal Cultural
Advisor The
A look at
Aboriginal traditions and ceremonies is discussed to aid educators who are
looking for knowledge of the different traditional ceremonies predominant in
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Please choose your 1st, 2nd
and 3rd choices using the following table. Pay attention to the
time of sessions.
SESSION A:
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Session A1 ________ A2_________
A3_________ A4_______
SESSION B:
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Session B1__________ B2 _________
SESSION C:
2:30-3:30 p.m.
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SESSION D: 1:00-3:30
p.m.
Session D1_________ D2 __________
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Registration Fee:� $150.00
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For Hotel
Reservations:
The Radisson
Hotel
1-800-333-3333
Aboriginal
Circle of Educators� Conference
To register or for more information contact:
Marlene Gallagher:�
Phone: (204) 333-9805�
Fax: (204) 783-2986
E-mail: [email protected]
For more information on conference workshops visit www.aboriginalcircleofeducators.ca