Indigenous Land-Based Education

Seeking Indigenous knowledge keepers and land-based educators to participate in survey on impacts of COVID-19 on their practices Our research team, led by Dr. Alex Wilson at the University of Saskatchewan (with Sub-Investigator Dr. Kelsey Wrightson, Executive Director, Dechinta Centre for Research & Learning), is studying the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous youth who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness. We know that land-based learning, practices an...d activities are central to the well-being of First Nation youth and other Indigenous people. Questions we’re exploring include: o How are Indigenous youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness keeping themselves safe from COVID-19? And how is the pandemic affecting their ability to meet their daily needs? o How has the pandemic affected people and organizations that work with these youth? o How has the pandemic affected you and other Indigenous knowledge keepers and land-based educators? Have you found ways to safely continue your practices? If you are an Indigenous knowledge keeper or land-based educator, please consider participating in our study by completing a 10-minute online survey. You can go directly to the survey at this link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LandBasedIndigYouthCovid. At the end of our study, we’ll share what we learn from you and other participants with people, organizations and government agencies who work with Indigenous youth, so that they can use that knowledge to better meet the needs of Indigenous youth, and the people and organizations that support those youth. For more information about the study or the survey, please contact: Dr. Alex Wilson (Professor, Educational Foundation, University of Saskatchewan) Email: [email protected] Tel: (306) 966-7679

Reminder- if you are doing land-based education, please consider taking a few minutes to do this survey. Seeking Indigenous knowledge keepers and land-based educators to participate in survey on impacts of COVID-19 on their practices Our research team, led by Dr. Alex Wilson at the University of Saskatchewan (with Co-Investigator Dr. Kelsey Wrightson, Executive Director, Dechinta Centre for Research & Learning), is studying the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous ...youth who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness. We know that land-based learning, practices and activities are central to the well-being of First Nation youth and other Indigenous people. Questions we’re exploring include: o How are Indigenous youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness keeping themselves safe from COVID-19? And how is the pandemic affecting their ability to meet their daily needs? o How has the pandemic affected people and organizations that work with these youth? o How has the pandemic affected you and other Indigenous knowledge keepers and land-based educators? Have you found ways to safely continue your practices? If you are an Indigenous knowledge keeper or land-based educator, please consider participating in our study by completing a 10-minute online survey. You can go directly to the survey at this link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LandBasedIndigYouthCovid. At the end of our study, we’ll share what we learn from you and other participants with people, organizations and government agencies who work with Indigenous youth, so that they can use that knowledge to better meet the needs of Indigenous youth, and the people and organizations that support those youth. For more information about the study or the survey, please contact: Dr. Alex Wilson (Professor, Educational Foundation, University of Saskatchewan) Email: [email protected] Tel: (306) 966-7679 See more

Congratulations class of 2020!

Listen to Indigenous knowledge rather than seeking answers from Europe. https://www.thestar.com//forget-friluftsliv-why-we-should-

Highlighting graduates of the 2020 Land-based cohort. Great podcast featuring Anthony Price with host Mylan Tootoosis. #usaskcollegeofeducation

Honoring land-based learning with #usaskcollegeofeducation PhD student Gabrielle Doreen and faculty member Alex Wilson. University of Saskatchewan https://www.mcgill.ca//2nd-skatne-entewathahita-we-will-wa

Kaimi Hanohano is part of the 2020 graduating class of the MEd Indigenous Land-based concentration at the #USaskCollegeofEducation. Check out her video on cultural appropriation linking commonalities between appropriation of the term Two Spirit and the exploitation of Indigenous Hawaiian foods and language. Aloha mai kakou! ‘O Rebekah Kawaiokeolamauloa Hanohano ko’u inoa. My father's name is Peter Hanohano Jr. and my mother's name is Lynn Puanani Hanohano. I am the second ...youngest of 6 children. I am Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portugese. I am from the Kingdom of Hawaii and currently reside in Waiohuli, Maui with my family. I begin by introducing myself in this order as it is of great importance that you know I wouldn’t be where I am today without my family. Without their love and support of my journey to this very point in my life, it would be nearly impossible. It is through the experiences we have had as a family that led me to this program. I have always had a great admiration and care for my Indigenous brothers and sisters. Growing up, I was surrounded by diverse cultures. I learned to love and care for them as my own. Being in this program has allowed me to expand this knowledge in a more meaningful and intentional way. This program has challenged me in ways I never knew were possible. It has forced me out of my comfort zone and has required lots of self discovery and reflection. I am deeply thankful for the opportunity I have had to be in this program and for all the kumu (teachers), kupuna (ancestors/elders), and ‘aina (land) that have navigated me through this journey. To my hoa kula (cohort) who have contributed to my learning, aloha wau ia ‘oukou (I love you guys) & Hulo, ua hana makou (WE did it). May we continue to reclaim our indigenous lands, languages, and cultures in our various places around the world. He Hawai’i au, mau a mau (I am Hawaiian, for now and forever)! Aloha Not For Sale! https://www.youtube.com/watch

Highlighting the Class of 2020. Lisa is a student in the current cohort of the Indigenous Land-based concentration MEd at the University of Saskatchewan College of Education She will be convocating this fall. Check out her capstone project. ... Lisa Langan is a Saulteaux Anishnaabe person born and raised in Treaty Four Territory in what is now called Saskatchewan. She grew up in her home community of Cote First Nation and has called both Regina and Saskatoon home. Her early childhood years spent in her reserve community instilled a love of nature and impressed the importance of land and family. Currently, Lisa is a public elementary school teacher based in Saskatoon. Lisa completed a Youth Care Worker Diploma (2011), a B. A. in Indigenous Studies (2015), and a B. Ed. in Elementary Education (2016) before accepting a position as a Middle Years teacher in Saskatoon. Lisa’s desire to incorporate land-based teaching from an Indigenous perspective led her to a graduate degree in the Indigenous Land Based program through the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. It is here her aspirations for fostering land based teachings, decolonizing curriculum, and supporting community projects has been nurtured. Lisa is passionate about uncovering histories of the land, artistic activism, food sovereignty initiatives, community led projects, and promoting healthy eating and activity amongst her students. Lisa’s capstone project, Wiihkashin Zhaardayn, saw students engaged in investigating Indigenous food systems and healthy eating practices while engaged in growing their own school garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFWfEcAsL5U

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