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March 18, 2024


Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices

Students created bracelets under supervision of Métis knowledge keepers CBC News: An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. The Métis-math collaboration is part of a larger collection spearheaded by mathematics education researcher Ruth Beatty of Lakehead University in 2012. It’s called First Nations...

December 8, 2023


‘It’s something I can actually be proud of:’ Training program trades difficult pasts for toolbelts

A non-profit is helping Indigenous people start a new life in the trades APTN News: The non-profit organization Purpose Construction provides on-site job experience to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit trainees who’ve had involvement with the criminal justice system and are currently receiving income assistance through their ‘Purpose Homes’ program. “I’m very grateful because as...

December 4, 2023


A locally developed course teaches First Nation, Metis, and Inuit history

Students at the Foothills Composite High School are now able to learn about the history of local First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. NationTalk: Okotoksonline – Created by Cameron Campos and Charity Tegler, the course All My Relations is intended to give students knowledge, skills, and understanding to build reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. In doing...