Learning the Land TEA & NCC Partnership Showcase

It was an awesome experience having spent 2014-2020 coordinating a Learning the Land partnership between Treaty Education Alliance (TEA) and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) that included many different projects and initiatives over that time-span, some of which are featured in the video above.

Background Information on Video:

Back on June 10th of 2020, we released this video to celebrate and showcase some of the projects and initiatives that were developed and delivered in partnership with TEA, NCC and our affiliated schools and first nations, including:
Before shooting this video, each group of students were asked:
  1. What word or symbol would best represent what your group would like to see more of in this world?
  2.  What key land locations around your First Nation best represent who you are and where you come from?
The video reveals the answers to those questions, while set in time and in tune with three songs produced and created by N’we Jinan Artists and the talented youth from Kawacatoose, Cote and Ocean Man first nations, (played in the following order): “MANY PATHS” // Kawacatoose First Nation: https://youtu.be/Qpbw6UvB21U “LOOK AT ME” // Cote First Nation: https://youtu.be/C5FVxXzK8Hs “HUNGER FOR MORE” // Ocean Man First Nation: https://youtu.be/rk9fIVSMVHg
Hope you enjoy it, like, comment, or share!

“We’re Still Here” Integrated Arts Project

This video project was made by students at asiniw-kisik Education Campus as part of an integrated arts program lead by N’We Jinan in 2018/2019.  This video is a powerful reminder of the dark history of residential schools and the resilience shown by First Nations to maintain connections to culture and identity.

For more information on the powerful and inspiring art that was produced as part of this Integrated Arts Program, you can visit: http://rockinthesky.ca

 

Learning the Land TEA & OBC Partnership Showcase

From 2017-2019, I had the opportunity to coordinate another Learning the Land partnerships between Treaty Education Alliance and Outward Bound Canada.

The video below highlights our second trip up to kâniyâsihk Culture Camp run by Outward Bound Instructor Dr. Kevin Lewis.

Throughout the two-year partnership, educators from Treaty Education Alliance affiliated schools had opportunities to attend of series of outdoor camps and training modules. The camps were intended to build greater capacities of teachers to offer strong land-based learning programs to their students.

The following video highlights some of that training and features a few of the awesome educators that were able to take part.