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April 26 (evening) – 28, 2017

Fantasyland Hotel

17700 87 Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5T 4V4

Gathering Schedule Gathering Registration Fee: $420 April 27 Banquet Fee: $65

Listening, Understanding & Moving Forward Together:

FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT Education Gathering 2017

Listening, Understanding & Moving Forward Together: First Nations, Métis & Inuit Education Gathering 2017 - pg. 2

The First Nations, Métis & Inuit

Education Gathering logo was

designed by Kayla Scherger, then a

Grade 9 student from Wildwood,

AB for the first gathering in October

2015.

The gathering planning committee

was so impressed with Kayla’s work

they decided to keep her design as

the official logo for the gathering

for the next few years.


GATHERING SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Session Rooms for Gathering Room Number or Letter

Beverly Hills Ballroom A,B,C,D,E (Breakfasts, lunches, breaks, Wednesday night reception and the Thursday evening banquet, some sessions) Piesporter Room 5 (sessions) Chianti Room 6 (sessions) Madeira Room 7 (sessions) Bordeaux Room 9 (sessions) Beaujolais Room 10 (sessions) Chablis Room 12 (pipe ceremonies Thursday & Friday mornings; sessions) Medoc Room 14 (sessions) Cognac Room 15 (sessions) Champagne Room 16 (sessions) Symposium Office 4 (CASS staff only)

Vendors/sponsors will be set up in the open area near and across from the Beverly Hills Ballroom and registration table, as well as along the pedway if required. Please take a moment to stop and visit.

WiFi is available from WEMiSphere and is accessible in all meeting rooms. No password is required.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017

5:00 – 7:00 P.M. REGISTRATION 7:00 – 7:15 P.M. GRAND ENTRY AND FLAG CEREMONY 7:15 P.M. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 7:20 P.M. FIRST NATIONS & MÉTIS PRAYER/BLESSING 7:25 – 7:45 PM ALBERTA GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 7:45 – 8:45 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. CINDY BLACKSTOCK 8:45 – 10:30 P.M. RECEPTION (APPETIZERS & BEVERAGES ONLY)

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

7:00 – 7:30 A.M. PIPE CEREMONY 7:30 – 8:15 A.M. BUFFET BREAKFAST 8:15 – 8:30 A.M. WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, FIRST NATIONS

PRAYER AND GATHERING SUPPORTER 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

PAUL MARTIN 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. SESSION 1 PRESENTATIONS 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. SESSION 2 PRESENTATIONS 12:30 – 1:30 P.M. BUFFET LUNCH 1:30 – 2:30 P.M. SESSION 3 PRESENTATIONS 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. SESSION 4 PRESENTATIONS 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. EVENING BANQUET:

RECEPTION (MIX & MINGLE) BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOE CLARK

5:30 – 6:00 P.M.

6:00 – 7:30 P.M.

7:30 – 8:30 P.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

7:00 – 7:30 A.M. PIPE CEREMONY (OPTIONAL) 7:30 – 8:15 A.M. BUFFET BREAKFAST 8:15 A.M. WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MÉTIS

PRAYER 8:30 – 9:30A.M. KEYNOTE: CHARLENE BEARHEAD 10:00 – 11:00 AM SESSION 5 PRESENTATIONS 11:30 – NOON PANEL – WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT IS NEXT NOON – 12:15 P.M. CLOSING CEREMONY & DANCE OUT OF FLAGS 12:15 – 1:00 P.M. LUNCH AND DOOR PRIZE DRAW

Please note: The Wednesday, April 26 (afternoon) poverty simulation exercise will be held in Room 6 (Chianti), 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. This session is FULL.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

5:00 – 8:00 P.M. REGISTRATION 7:00 – 7:15 P.M. GRAND ENTRY AND FLAG CEREMONY 7:15 P.M. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 7:20 P.M. FIRST NATIONS & MÉTIS PRAYER/BLESSING 7:25 – 7:45 PM HONOURABLE RICHARD FEEHAN, MINISTER OF

INDIGENOUS RELATIONS 7:45 – 8:45 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. CINDY BLACKSTOCK 8:45 – 10:30 P.M. RECEPTION (APPETIZERS & BEVERAGES ONLY)

WEDNESDAY EVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HONOURABLE RICHARD FEEHAN

Richard Feehan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-Rutherford, on May 5, 2015. On February 2, 2016, Mr. Feehan was appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations.

Prior to his service with the Legislative Assembly he dedicated over a decade to teaching for the Edmonton division of the University of Calgary's Faculty of Social Work. Previous to this he was program director of the Edmonton Social Planning Council and vice-president of Edmonton's Catholic Social Services. He also spent more than a decade in private social work practice.

Community minded, he has served on the Clinical Advisory Team for the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services and as the U of Calgary Faculty of Social Work representative on the board for the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family. Over the years he has also worked closely with the Glenrose hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and the Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association. His extensive community involvement also includes volunteering with arts, sports and school programs and with numerous community organizations.

Born and raised in Edmonton, he lives on Edmonton's south side with his wife, Kathaleen, and their three children, Antoine, Kate and Brenndan.

He has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Alberta, a bachelor of social work from the University of Calgary and a masters of social work from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

5:00 – 8:00 P.M. REGISTRATION 7:00 – 7:15 P.M. GRAND ENTRY AND FLAG CEREMONY 7:15 P.M. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 7:20 P.M. FIRST NATIONS & MÉTIS PRAYER/BLESSING 7:25 – 7:45 PM HONOURABLE RICHARD FEEHAN, MINISTER OF

INDIGENOUS RELATIONS 7:45 – 8:45 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. CINDY BLACKSTOCK 8:45 – 10:30 P.M. RECEPTION (APPETIZERS & BEVERAGES ONLY)

WEDNESDAY EVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. CINDY BLACKSTOCK

Dr. Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, and Professor, School of Social Work, McGill University. A member of the Gitksan First Nation, Cindy has 25 years of social work experience in child protection and Indigenous children’s rights. Her promotion of culturally based equity for First Nations children and families and engaging children in reconciliation has been recognized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, the Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Frontline Defenders and many others. An author of over 50 publications and a widely-sought

after public speaker, Cindy recently completed a Master

of Jurisprudence degree and currently serves as a

Commissioner for the Pan American Health Organization

Commission on Health Equity and Inequity.


THURSDAY, APRIL 27 THURSDAY MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PAUL MARTIN

7:00 – 7:30 A.M. PIPE CEREMONY

7:30 – 8:15 A.M. BUFFET BREAKFAST

:15 – 8:30 A.M. WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, FIRST

NATIONS PRAYER & GATHERING

SUPPORTER

8:30 – 9:30 A.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT

HONOURABLE PAUL MARTIN

10:00 – 11:00 A.M. SESSION 1 PRESENTATIONS

11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. SESSION 2 PRESENTATIONS

12:30 – 1:30 P.M. BUFFET LUNCH

1:30 – 2:30 P.M. SESSION 3 PRESENTATIONS

3:00 – 4:00 P.M. SESSION 4 PRESENTATIONS

5:30 - 8:30 P.M. 5:30 – 6:00 PM 6:00 – 7:30 PM 7:30 – 8:30 PM

EVENING BANQUET: RECEPTION (MIX & MINGLE) BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT

HONOURABLE JOE CLARK

The Right Honourable Paul Martin was Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006 and Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002. During his tenure as Minister of Finance, he erased Canada’s deficit, subsequently recording five consecutive budget surpluses while paying down the national debt and setting Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio on a steady downward track. He was an originator of the Finance Ministers’ G-20, and in September 1999 was named its inaugural chair.

During his tenure as Prime Minister, Mr. Martin set in place a ten year, forty-one billion dollar plan to improve health care and reduce wait times; signed agreements with the provinces and territories to establish the first national early learning and child care program and created a new financial deal for Canada’s municipalities. Under his leadership, the Canadian Government reached an historic deal with Aboriginal people of Canada to eliminate the existing funding gaps in health, education and housing known as the Kelowna Accord.

After leaving politics, Mr. Martin founded the Martin Family Initiative (MFI) focusing on elementary and secondary education for Aboriginal students and the Capital for Aboriginal Prosperity and Entrepreneurship (CAPE) Fund, an investment fund investing in Aboriginal business.

Mr. Martin has advised the African Development Bank and works closely with the Advisory Council of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa, sponsored by the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank. He was a founding co-chair of the Congo Basin Forest Fund, a 200 million dollar British-Norwegian-Canadian poverty alleviation and sustainable development fund for the Congo Basin Rainforest. Mr. Martin was also a commissioner for the Global Ocean Commission.

Immediately following his keynote address, Mr. Martin will provide an opportunity for participants to have a dialogue with him in order to further support indigenous student achievement. Please bring forward questions and comments for Mr. Martin to discuss at this time.


THURSDAY, APRIL 27 THURSDAY EVENING BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOE CLARK

5:30 - 8:30 P.M. 5:30 – 6:00 PM 6:00 – 7:30 PM 7:30 – 8:00 PM

EVENING BANQUET: RECEPTION (MIX & MINGLE) BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOE CLARK

Joe Clark is a Canadian statesman, author, and corporate director, active in international development and business. He was elected eight times to the House of Commons of Canada, and is a former Canadian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Minister of Constitutional Affairs, and Acting Minister of National Defence and of Justice. He is vice-chairman of the Global Leadership Foundation, and a member of the Inter-American Dialogue, and the Friends of the Inter-American Charter.

Mr. Clark serves on the boards of Triton Logging Inc, Globe Scan Inc, Stratus Royalty Corporation, Pearson College of the Pacific, the Stern Stewart Institute, on the Supervisory Board of Meridiam Infrastructure Managers S.a.r.l., and on the advisory boards of Save the Children Canada, SOS Children’s Villages Canada, Canada Without Poverty and other Canadian and international organizations.

He is an Honorary Witness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, seeking to heal the trauma of abuse of young Aboriginals in residential schools in Canada.

He co-founded the underwater forestry company CSRD in Ghana, was founding chairman of the Commonwealth Committee of Foreign Ministers on Southern Africa, which coordinated the Commonwealth campaign against apartheid, served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Cyprus, and has led international election and governance teams in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Mr. Clark is a Companion of the Order of Canada, a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence and l’Ordre de la Pleiades, and the first recipient of the Vimy Award.

He is the author of “Canada: A Nation Too Good to Lose” (1994), and, in 2013, the best-selling “How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change”, published in French in 2014 as “Agir de concert: Le Canada dans un monde en mouvement.”.


THURSDAY, APRIL 27 SESSIONS

SESSION 1 (10:00 – 11:00 AM)

NATIONAL FILM BOARD EDUCATION SUPPORT PENNY RAMPADO, SALES & MARKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NFB ROOM 12 (CHABLIS) This presentation will focus on the NFB’s stock of films on Indigenous peoples that are available (most of them free of charge) for educators to use. Penny will advise how the materials can enhance learning in relation to Draft Standard 5 “Ensuring First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education for All Students”.

BLANKET EXERCISE EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROOM 7 (MADEIRA) The Aboriginal Rights Coalition worked with Indigenous Elders and teachers to develop an interactive way of learning the history most Canadians are never taught. The Blanket Exercise was the result; the exercise uses blankets to represent the lands of what is now called Canada, and the distinct cultures and nations which live on those lands to this day. As a participant, you will represent the First Peoples; when you move onto the blankets, you will be taken back in time to the arrival of the Europeans. The Narrator and a European (or two) work with the participants to read a script while the exercise goes through the history of treaty-making, colonization and resistance that resulted in the nation we today call Canada.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE LAND WHERE WE GATHER DIANNE ROULSON, DIRECTOR; DAVID STEVENSON, CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT;

JEANNIE EVERETT, SUPERINTENDENT, LEARNING; STEPHANIE LEECH, SYSTEM

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; STACEY MEE, LEARNING LEADER, ABORIGINAL EDUCATION;

ELDER - CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION

ROOM 5 (PIERSPORTER)

This presentation will highlight the development of the CBE Acknowledgement of the Land Where We Gather; a process of ongoing engagement with an Elder Advisory Council (EAC). EAC gatherings include The Chair of the CBE Board of Trustees, Superintendents, senior leaders and Elders from the Cree, Blackfoot, Tsuut’ina, Stoney Nakota and Métis nations who come together to move the work of the CBE forward guided by the wisdom of Indigenous teachings. In 2015-16, the Elders shared the importance of acknowledging the land where we gather and the first peoples who traditionally lived here. We will share the history of the EAC in the CBE, ways of working together, the resulting learning and impact on decision-making.

WALKING TOGETHER: EDUCATION FOR

RECONCILIATION ANDREA BERG, EXECUTIVE STAFF OFFICER, GOVERNMENT, AND TERRY LYNN

COOK, WALKING TOGETHER PROGRAM CONSULTANT, ALBERTA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

ROOM 6 (CHIANTI)

The Walking Together Project of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (www.teachers.ab.ca) has begun to fulfill its commitment to Alberta’s Joint Commitment to Action by ensuring that teachers and school leaders are ready to meet the foundational knowledge of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit as outlined in Alberta’s new draft Quality Standards. Learn about the professional development opportunities and resources available from Walking Together and how the team can support the important work happening in your jurisdictions.

USING CULTURALLY- RELEVANT RESOURCES IN

IMPROVING LITERACY FOR STRUGGLING FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT STUDENTS.

ERIN REID, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT LITERACY CONSULTANT, EDMONTON

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ROOM 9 (BORDEAUX)

http://www.teachers.ab.ca)/


This session will describe how literacy improved for struggling First Nations, Métis & Inuit students simply by using culturally-relevant texts in guided reading scenarios, twice a week for an eight-month period. Specifics such as materials selected, the Elder review process and implementation methods will be outlined. Data will be shared that substantiates the outcomes as well as anecdotal stories and supplementary learning which occurred for students.

MARTIN FAMILY INITIATIVE - ALBERTA PROJECTS DR. CARLANA LINDEMAN, EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MARTIN FAMILY

INITIATIVE ROOM 10 (BEAUJOLAIS)

The Martin Family Initiative (MFI) has implemented innovative projects that are improving FNMI student success. An overview of the current Alberta and pan-Canadian projects will be provided. As well there will be a discussion of the factors that have made these projects so successful.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WITH THE BRAIN

ARCHITECTURE GAME SOLANGE LALONDE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MÉTIS EDUCATION, RUPERSTLAND

INSTITUTE, MÉTIS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE LISA CRUICKSHANK, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT SOCIAL STUDIES CONSULTANT

K-12

ROOM 14/15

(MEDOC/COGNAC)

Playing the Brain Architecture Game allows educators the opportunity to learn about the legacy of residential schools and intergenerational trauma and how stress can impact a child’s development. In this session, participants will learn about the Brain Architecture Game as well as foundational knowledge of the Métis experience in residential schools. Participate in this session to see how your educational community can use the Brain Architecture game to build capacity and engage learners.

THE ROLE OF ELDERS IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES JULIA MCDOUGALL AND CHERYL DEVIN, WALKING TOGETHER CONSULTANTS, ALBERTA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION ELIZABETH GOUTHRO, CASS DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP LEARNING

ROOM 16 (CHAMPAGNE)

The concept of an Elder in the Aboriginal community is sometimes a difficult one for non-Aboriginal people to understand. This session, jointly offered by the ATA Walking Together consultants, Julia Mc Dougall and Cheryl Devin and CASS Director of Leadership Learning Elizabeth Gouthro will provide an overview of the significant role that Elders play in their communities. Deepening our understanding of this role is foundational to supporting our relationship building to advance reconciliation. An Elder will also be present to share their wisdom.

11:00 – 11:30 WELLNESS & NETWORKING BREAK


SESSION 2 (11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.)


BLANKET EXERCISE EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROOM 7 (MADEIRA The Aboriginal Rights Coalition worked with Indigenous Elders and teachers to develop an interactive way of learning the history most Canadians are never taught. The Blanket Exercise was the result; the exercise uses blankets to represent the lands of what is now called Canada, and the distinct cultures and nations which live on those lands to this day. As a participant, you will represent the First Peoples; when you move onto the blankets, you will be taken back in time to the arrival of the Europeans. The Narrator and a European (or two) work with the participants to read a script while the exercise goes through the history of treaty-making, colonization and resistance that resulted in the nation we today call Canada.

FIRST NATIONS, METIS, AND INUIT PROFESSIONAL

LEARNING KAREN EGGE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHWEST REGIONAL LEARNING

CONSORTIUM SOLANGE LALONDE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MÉTIS EDUCATION, RUPERTSLAND INSTITUTE


Are you interested in how eight (8) pilot School Jurisdictions in Alberta addressed their staff professional learning needs through collaboration, study and action research? We will introduce an interactive website that shares the story, guiding documents and tools that empower educators to build their capacity in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Recommendations, the draft Teacher Quality Standard 5 and curriculum development.

RESILIENCY OF LANGUAGE THROUGH SONG AND DANCE KEITH MACQUARRIE, PRINICPAL, AND STEVE WOOD, JOSEPHINE SMALL, CREE TEACHERS – MIYO WAHKOTOWIN EDUCATION

ROOM 6 (CHIANTI)

Participants will learn about how Ermineskin Junior Senior High School is using traditional song and dance to promote Cree language and culture at their school and to other schools and communities. Ermineskin Junior Senior High School Drum Group and Dance Troupe will tell the history of the seven dances of the Plains Cree people through story, song, and dance. Prepare to be mesmerized by the beat of the drum, the tranquility of the Native American flute, and the energy of the dancers. The presentation will conclude with an interactive friendship dance and a question and answer session.

INNOVATIVE LEARNING IN RURAL ALBERTA – ROCKY

ACRES MICHAEL MCMANN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING &

LEARNING, AND ROGER CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT – FORT VERMILION

SCHOOL DIVISION

ROOM 9 (BORDEAUX)

Rocky Acres is one of the most innovative programs in the province of Alberta but through a dream and community partnership. A school in northern Alberta operates a full farm with First Nations students to give honor to the gifts from Mother Earth. Rocky Lane Community School works over 200 acres of land to provide for 180 students well maintaining a full cow calf operation, greenhouse, and horse riding school. The farm feeds back into the school’s daily breakfast and hot lunch program. Come and join us as we share this amazing journey.

PROTECTING THE SPIRIT OF THE CHILD CORY ARCAND, PRINCIPAL, ALEXANDER FIRST NATION ROOM 10 (BEAUJOLAIS) Through cultural knowledge sharing and teachings, participants will understand the important roles that identity, history, language and culture play amongst First Nation peoples. The presentation will touch on a variety of topics (past and present) focused on one key theme “protecting the spirit of the child”. It is


my belief that by sharing with others understanding is destined, through understanding one gains better insight and acquires knowledge. As stakeholders in the development and success of younger generations it must never be forgotten that every child possesses a spirit, that spirit is to be protected…the onus belongs to us.

IMPROVING FIRST NATIONS AND MÉTIS STUDENT

ENGAGEMENT & GRADUATION RATE (SASKATCHEWAN

PROVINCIAL EDUCATION SECTOR PLAN (ESSP) 2014‐2020 OUTCOME PLAN)

KEN OKANEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND

ASSESSMENT, TREATY SIX EDUCATION COUNCIL ROOM 14/15 (MEDOC/COGNAC)

Action Item: Sector partners develop, adopt and deliver a targeted PD framework for school based administrators that begins with a focus on the needs of First Nations and Metis students.

The development of the ESSP incorporated the feedback of more than 1,000 people, including public school divisions, catholic school divisions, Conseil des écoles fransaskoises, First Nations education directors and principals, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Métis Nation - Saskatchewan, Ministry of Education, school boards and students.

The ESSP is the action plan that will prioritize and deploy the work the sector needs to do in order to achieve the common goal of supporting every student to reach their full potential, as well as fulfilling the targets in the Plan for Growth. Moving forward, the ministry and each division will use the ESSP to develop regional plans, evolving from the Student First discussions and priorities identified in the ESSP.

As an actionable component of the ESSP - Outcome Plan for First Nations and Metis Student and Engagement & Graduation Rates - the development of a PD framework that would support school based administration is in its final leg of development. As a First Nation educator with experience in school based administration in both First Nations and Provincial school districts, I currently chair a technical working committee that is developing a PD framework that will reach school based administration province wide over the next four years. The purpose of this framework is to offer school based administration the opportunity to build capacity for around responsive education for First Nations and Metis students province wide.

By June 2020, 200 in-school administrators will have participated in Learning to Lead, resulting in at least 100 trained facilitators to work with systems (sustainability), and learning environments (impact), Learning journey and facilitation skills. Through our PD framework, school based administrators will acquire skills (Discursive Strategies, Teacher Self-Reflection, Developing a Coaching Model in your school, Learning walks, Engaging Community & Measuring and monitoring impact) that will enable them to build capacity with their respective staff.

BUILDING AWARENESS, MOMENTUM AND CHANGE

THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS MARIANNE BARRETT, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, AND CATHERINE

COYNE, SUPERVISOR, CURRICULAR SERVICES – ST. ALBERT PUBLIC

SCHOOLS SHARON MORIN, PROGRAM MANAGER, MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM

HERITAGE SITES MAUREEN LIGTVOET, FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM MANAGER, ST. ALBERT

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

ROOM 16 (CHAMPAGNE)

St. Albert Public Schools is a smaller district with 14 schools and 8000 students. The percentage of students enrolled in our schools who self-identify as First Nations, Métis and Inuit is between two and three percent. Beginning in 2015-2016, the district adopted a more intentional approach to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit education across the district and all schools. The work included the formation of a committee, inclusive of community members, to offer both guidance and support. The session will share lessons learned, outcomes achieved and next steps. This session provides opportunities for questions and discussion.


12:30 – 1:30 PM LUNCH

THURSDAY SESSIONS CONTINUE NEXT PAGE.


THURSDAY, APRIL 27 SESSIONS

SESSION 3 (1:30 – 2:30 P.M.)

FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT FOUNDATIONAL

UNDERSTANDINGS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SYSTEM

LEADERS

GLENDA BRISTOW, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND FIRST NATIONS, MÉTUS & INUIT EDUCATION/PROGRAMS, AND ELDER CLIFFORD

CARDINAL - ST. PAUL EDUCATION REGIONAL DIVISION

BALLROOM C

When you find yourself at a F.N.M.I. professional learning opportunity or gathering, or are asked to invite an Elder to be in attendance at a school-hosted event; many times we wonder “What to do I do? and Why do I do it?” This session will help you to increase your knowledge and understanding and increase your level of comfort as you participate in these protocols and ceremonies. We will discuss and model practices identifying the significance of tobacco, when, how and why to offer tobacco; smudging – ceremonial significance and how to participate, pipe ceremony, etc. This session is also sensitive to the subtleties and differences that exist between our First Nations Peoples and their specific regions within Alberta. Please come prepared to participate in this session as you take this learning back to your respective school authorities and communities.


BLANKET EXERCISE EDMONTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ROOM 7 (MADEIRA) An interactive exercise developed by KAIROS following the landmark report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, explores the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples in Canada, from the settlers’ arrival to modern times. Participants are guided through the impact of colonization of a nation including gradual appropriation, relocation, and removal of Indigenous peoples and territories.

The exercise begins with blankets spread across the floor, which represent land occupied by Indigenous populations. As participants are guided through centuries of negotiations, treaties, decrees, and other interactions with European settlers, the blankets on which they stand are slowly removed, until only a few participants remain on a small area representing what little remains of Indigenous territory today. The exercise engages hearts and minds in understanding the current relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and how we can take action to work together today.

The workshop will be facilitated by high school students from Edmonton Catholic Schools Braided Journeys Leadership Clubs at Blessed Oscar Romero and Archibishop O’Leary.

INFORM, ENGAGE AND CELEBRATE: CALGARY

CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT ON ESSENTIAL FIRST NATION, METIS

AND INUIT UNDERSTANDINGS OF OUR COMMUNITY, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND NATIONS

HOWARD CAMPBELL AND CINDY STEFANATO, CONSULTANTS, CALGARY

CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ROOM 5 (PIERSPORTER)

http://www.kairoscanada.org/

http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014597/1100100014637


The presentation will cover the professional development that is done for our administration and professional teaching staff. Some topics will include; the history and impact of Residential Schools, a basic understanding of Treaties, intergenerational trauma and an understanding of current issues and how they affect our First Nation, Metis and Inuit population.

The audience will gain an insight into the topics and presentations given to our district staff. Participants will leave with a package of presentations that they can use within their District.

MASKWACIS EDUCATION SCHOOLS COMMISSION

(MESC) – BUILDING A CREE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR

THE CHILDREN OF MASKWACIS

BRIAN WILDCAT, CEO OF MESC, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR

MIYO WAHKOHTOWIN EDUCATION KEVIN WELLS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR NIPISIHKOPAHK EDUCATION

AUTHORITY

ROOM 6 (CHIANTI)

MESC is a non-profit organization that is managing the amalgamation of the four First Nation school authorities in Maskwacis, Alberta (11 schools and approximately 2600 students). It is working with both the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta to build a single school authority that will better meet the educational and learning needs of all the students attending school in the greater Maskwacis area. The new school authority is currently set to begin operations in September, 2018. This presentation will highlight the project and the key aspects of the organization’s Operational Plan. It will also discuss what the outcomes and benefits will be of operating a single school authority in Maskwacis.

UPDATE: CASS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN

“ENSURING FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT

EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS”

DR. JACKIE OTTMANN, PROFESSOR, WERKLUND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY ELIZABETH GOUTHRO, CASS DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP LEARNING

ROOM 9 (BORDEAUX)

This presentation will be an update to CASS members on the findings from the needs assessment. This update will include the identification of priority learning goals, learning strategies, measures, delivery, and timelines, Members are encouraged to attend to provide feedback on the proposed learning plan.

ILLUMINATING THE HEART: A PROCESS FOR

RECONCILIATION THROUGH PEOPLE AND PLACE MELISSA PURCELL, SUPERVISOR, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS, AND INUIT

EDUCATION, EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROOM 10 (BEAUJOLAIS)

How can you support Residential School education to be more than “just words on a page or pictures from the past’? During this session you will explore the collaborative process to create the Illuminating the Heart resource, a collection of historical and contemporary experiences from the Residential School system in Alberta. This resource is intended to inspire educators and school leaders to authentically engage in Residential School education through a combination of testimonials and archival documents that connect the heart to the mind.

CREATIVITY MEETS BUSINESS – BEAR NECESSITIES MICHAEL MCMANN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING AND

LEARNING, AND ROGER CLARKE, SUPERINTENDENT – FORT VERMILION

SCHOOL DIVISION

ROOM 14/15 (MEDOC/COGNAC)

Bear Necessities is where student creativity meets business. This fully operational storefront is run by students, from working the store hours to the graphic design behind the products being sold. Students produce many ideas using a CNC router and a Laser Engraver. The business is supported by schools, community, industry, and the public sector. This business is completely self-sustained and currently has no cost to the school division. Come and join us as we share this creative idea.


TEACHING TO WALK IN TWO WORLDS LUCY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND ALLISON

FLETT, YVETTE FRIESEN, JANIS KENDELL, AND BEVERLY PIERCE, INDIGENOUS LIAISONS - FORT MCMURRAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DIVISION

ROOM 16 (CHAMPAGNE)

Indigenous Liaisons working in Fort McMurray Catholic schools will share their secrets of success. We have spent over twenty years focusing on our aboriginal children and their education and we are reaping the benefits more and more each year. We will share strategies that have impacted our students, their families and our entire school community.

2:30 – 3:00 PM WELLNESS & NETWORKING BREAK

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SESSION 4 (3:00 – 4:00 P.M.)

FROM APOLOGY TO ACTION: THE ARPDC EDUCATION

FOR RECONCILIATION GRANT ACTION PLAN DONNA ROSS AND SHELBY LAFRAMBOISE-HELGESON, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DESIGNERS – CALGARY

REGIONAL CONSORTIUM AND EDMONTON REGIONAL CONSORTIUM

BALLROOM C

Moving from Apologies to Action, our team will share ARPDC’s role in the Joint Commitment to Action. Participants will learn about our professional learning plan to increase awareness and understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit foundational knowledge. In our continued journey towards reconciliation, we will also share our plan to support teachers in the achievement of the competency related to First Nations, Métis and Inuit in supporting curriculum implementation of Education for Reconciliation. Further to this will be the professional learning plan to strengthen instructional leadership to lead learning related to foundational knowledge and its application in relation to the draft School Leader Standard.





CHANGING CLASSROOMS THROUGH CAPACITY

BUILDING AMBER HESTER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF INCLUSIVE LEARNING

SERVICES AND SHELAGH HAGEMANN, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT

STUDENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR – WOLF CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS


What would it look like for educators to acquire and apply foundational knowledge? Wolf Creek Public Schools is sharing a systematic approach to providing professional development to strengthen skills, competencies, and abilities of Educators across the division. Wolf Creek Public Schools is offering a glimpse into the Elder Program and Wisdom and Guidance Committee that supports this reconciliatory work. Explore how building capacity is making change in classrooms for all students.




ELIMINATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN

FIRST NATION, MÉTIS AND INUIT STUDENTS AND ALL

OTHER STUDENTS IN ALBERTA

SANDY AXMANN, LEARNING SERVICES SUPERVISOR, GRANDE

YELLOWHEAD SCHOOL DIVISION BRIAN TAJE, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, WETASKIWIN REGIONAL

PUBLIC SCHOOLS DARREN FOX, EDMONTON REGIONAL LEARNING CONSORTIUM

ROOM 6 (CHIANTI)

Alberta Education Business Plan Goal 2: The achievement gap between First Nations, Métis and Inuit students and all other students is eliminated, focuses on success for every student. Educator capacity for supporting the diverse needs of students in schools, specifically First Nations, Métis and Inuit students is required. The “Eliminating the Achievement Gap” project identifies outcome based successful practices that various five districts have applied in support of First Nation Métis and Inuit student learning.

The stories will be from: a. Eastglen High School - Edmonton Public Schools b. Hillside Community School - Grande Prairie Public School District c. Lakedell School - Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools d. Grande Yellowhead Public Schools

CREATING A LANYARD THROUGH STORY: EACH IDEA, ACTION AND INDIVIDUAL BECOMES A BEAD IN THE STORY OF

ONE SCHOOL’S JOURNEY.

BRAD BURNS, PRINCIPAL, AND STUDENTS FROM HIGHLANDS SCHOOL

AND ATHENA MCKENZIE AND STUDENTS FROM EASTGLEN SCHOOL –

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ROOM 9 (BORDEAUX)

Over the past 4 years Highlands school has made it a priority to recognize the importance of indigenous education in all aspects of school culture. Honouring the land and traditions of the area’s history long before the 100-year old school was ever built. The school has been transformed through student voice, community involvement, meaningful partnerships, and staff dedication to understanding our shared histories. Through unwavering support from Edmonton Public Schools First Nations, Métis and Inuit unit Highlands School has been able to take several small ideas (beads), turn them into action and in time create a magnificent story of an inclusive environment that honours our First Nations, Métis & Inuit students and their families while teaching the entire community.

ENHANCING SYSTEMS TO COMBAT CHRONIC

ABSENTEEISM DR. MITCHELL COLP, PROJECT LEAD AND CHELSEA JACKSON, LEARNING

SPECIALIST, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS, INUIT & DIVERSITY – ROCKY VIEW

SCHOOLS

ROOM 10 (BEAUJOLAIS)

Regular school attendance is fundamental to the positive development of children. Students with problematic attendance are placed at risk of negative future outcomes, such as economic disadvantage and incarceration. In Alberta, Rocky View Schools launched a campaign aimed to educate communities as to the importance of attendance, empower schools to utilize data to improve practice, and eliminate barriers to student attendance. The techniques, resources, and preliminary results will be shared during this presentation. CAN UTILIZING SCHOOL COUNCILS INCREASE PARENT

ENGAGEMENT? JACKIE HANSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WENDY KEIVER, DIRECTOR OF

CLIENT SERVICES – ALBERTA SCHOOL COUNCILS ASSOCIATION ROOM 14/15 (MEDOC/COGNAC)

We know parent engagement is critical to the learning successes of students…so how do we increase parental engagement in our school communities? Can having a school council, or parent advisory committee, help? Can such a formalized group adequately represent the diversity of the students it serves? This session, presented by the Alberta School Councils’ Association, will provide you with an overview of the legislated role of school councils, along with tips and information on creating a forum where parents can gather and discuss all things education. Whether it’s a school council (as legislated for some schools) or an


adapted version for schools not required to have a school council, we will clarify the intended purpose, and offer some strategies for creating a welcoming environment for all.

A VOICE FROM THE CLASSROOM: WHAT IT MEANS TO

BE A PROUD INDIGENOUS STUDENT TAYLOR MCPHERSON, STUDENT, BISHOP O’BYRNE HIGH SCHOOL, CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

ROOM 16 (CHAMPAGNE)

Taylor McPherson is a grade 11 student at Bishop O’Byrne High School in Calgary. She will share what it means to be a young “Aboriginal” student today and why she has made this a priority in her life. She is very proud of her heritage and how the experiences of her ancestors were all part of making who she is today. She is an accomplished artist in the International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Program and recognizes how art can be a universal language between all people. She has shared her powerful story with many audiences from 80-5000 people.


FRIDAY, APRIL 28 FRIDAY MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: CHARLENE BEARHEAD

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

7:00 – 7:30 A.M. PIPE CEREMONY

7:30 – 8:15 A.M. BUFFET BREAKFAST

8:15 A.M. WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, MÉTIS PRAYER

8:30 – 9:30A.M. KEYNOTE: CHARLENE BEARHEAD

10:00 – 11:00 AM SESSION 5 PRESENTATIONS

11:30 – NOON PANEL – WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT IS NEXT

NOON – 12:15 P.M. CLOSING CEREMONY & DANCE OUT OF FLAGS

12:15 – 1:00 P.M. LUNCH AND DOOR PRIZE DRAW

Charlene Bearhead is a mother, grandmother, community member, experienced educator and education innovator with 30 years of regional, national and international experience in the field. Most recently Charlene served as the first Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and is currently working with the Alberta Joint Commitment to Action: Education for Reconciliation. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Downie-Wenjack Fund Board of Directors and is a member of the Pathways to Education Canada Indigenous Education Advisory Circle.

Charlene previously served as the National Coordinator for Project of Heart, the primary focus of which is the education of Canadians on the history and legacy of Indian Residential Schools in Canada, and for the National Day of Healing and Reconciliation, the primary goal of which as to educate Canadians on the legacy of federal government policy on various ethnic groups throughout Canada’s history and to promote respect and reconciliation. Ms. Bearhead coordinated the Education Days within the TRC National Events for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which focused on inspiring teachers and students to further educate themselves around the history and legacy of Indian Residential Schools as well as to support and facilitate the building of positive and respectful relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada.


FRIDAY, APRIL 28 SESSIONS

SESSION 5 (10:15 – 11:30 A.M.)

FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE TRC CALLS TO ACTION

CHARLENE BEARHEAD, FIRST EDUCATION LEAD, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION BALLROOM C

We all have a role in reconciliation and as educators we have the opportunity to embark on our own learning and to engage our students and colleagues in this journey with us. Participants in this session will be engaged in examining where they might find their own role in responding to the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

VOICES FOR CHANGE: ABORIGINAL CHILD WELFARE IN

ALBERTA OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE (OCYA)

DEL GRAFF, CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE AND RANDY BAKER, DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION – OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH

ADVOCATE

BALLROOM D

Although only one in ten children in Alberta is of Indigenous heritage, they make up nearly 70% of those in the child welfare system. The OCYA spent over a year talking with Indigenous young people, parents, Elders, caregivers, and stakeholders about their involvement with the child welfare system and what improvements they would want in the future for Indigenous children and families who may be involved with the child welfare system. A Special Report was completed and released in 2016.





THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT

INCLUSION: THE ALBERTA MÉTIS EDUCATION COUNCIL

DR. YVONNE POITRAS PRATT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WERKLUND

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY/ALBERTA MÉTIS

EDUCATION COUNCIL





KIMBERLEY BROWN, TEACHER/CONTENT DEVELOPER/ALBERTA MÉTIS

EDUCATION COUNCIL MEMBER, ALBERTA MÉTIS EDUCATION COUNCIL As a volunteer advisory body to Rupertsland Institute, Métis Centre of Excellence, the Alberta Métis Education Council (AMEC), was formed in 2015 to provide relevant expertise, and share foundational knowledge, around Métis perspectives to educational leaders. Several scholars note the Métis have “felt that their history and culture as an Aboriginal peoples was either not known or misunderstood generally by Canada” (Isaac, 2016, p. 24; also, Dorion & Prefontaine, 1999; Lischke & McNab, 2007). We seek to fill this knowledge gap and invite participants to dialogue on the importance of including research-informed Métis perspectives in education from, by, and with Métis people.

ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS YOUTH COUNCIL (AFN-YC): CALLS TO ACTION ON LIFE PROMOTION IN FIRST

NATIONS COMMUNITIES

KIANA CARDINAL-ARCAND, ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS YOUTH

COUNCIL ELIZABETH GOUTHRO, CASS DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP LEARNING

ROOM 6 (CHIANTI)

This session will help each participant to better understand how you can support our First Nations, Métis and Inuit students to flourish in our communities by being implicated in their calls to action. “As First Nations youth, we are deeply saddened by the number of Indigenous communities that are experiencing major youth suicide crises and many of us feel frustrated by the lack of effective action, adequate resources, and timely response. We bring a sense of urgency as well as some skepticism to the process of developing yet another set of recommendations calling for dignity, respect, human rights, justice, and equitable access to resources for all First Nations communities; conditions that are essential for creating lives worth living.

As youth, we recognize that the prevention of suicide does not rest with one sector or government department. It is a complex and multi-dimensional problem that requires the concerted efforts of individuals, families, communities, as well as federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous governments to solve it. In other words, we recognize that we are all implicated in the solution, albeit in different ways. A spirit of love, hope and possibility also pervades these Calls to Action. With that in mind, these Calls to Action directly address those sectors and jurisdictions that we think have the most influence over improving the quality of life and living conditions for First Nations peoples.”

BUILDING A UNIT ON TREATY EDUCATION: WORKING

WITH INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS

FRANK MCCALLUM, PRINCIPAL AND NICOLA RAMSEY, SOCIAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT HEAD – ALBERTA DISTANCE LEARNING CENTRE, PEMBINA

HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ROOM 9 (BORDEAUX)

ADLC has been working with several Indigenous communities and organizations in the preparation of resources around Treaty education. The relationships that have been built have yielded a wealth of knowledge not just about Treaties themselves, but the role Treaty education could have in Alberta, and the need for input by these groups.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ATLAS OF CANADA – GIANT

FLOOR MAP ELLEN CURTIS, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE ROYAL CANADIAN

GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, AND OTHERS TBD ROOM 10 (BEAUJOLAIS)

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has been working to make Canada better known to Canadians and the world for more than eighty years. Participants in this session will interact with one of Canadian Geographic Education’s Classroom-sized Floor Maps and see how students can engage in active exploration from their gymnasium. Learn more about this innovative program as well as the suite of resources in development as part of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada program.


FORT MCMURRAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

LEADERSHIP FOR FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT DR. BRENDA SAUTNER, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, EDUCATION AND

ADMINISTRATION, FORT MCMURRAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT LEO JACOBS, FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS & INUIT CONSULTANT

ROOM 14/15 (MEDOC/COGNAC)

School and district leadership are critical for supporting staff of students and families who are First Nations, Metis or Inuit. This session will highlight how Fort McMurray Public School District is supporting the principal quality standards, promoting instructional leadership and encouraging wise practices, including leadership for the Circle of Courage philosophy.

INDSPIRE'S K-12 INSTITUTE - CREATING POSITIVE

CHANGE IN INDIGENOUS EDUCATION SONIA PREVOST-DERBECKER, VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION, INDSPIRE ROOM 16 (CHAMPAGNE)

Successful partnerships with both public & private sectors, Indspire is reputed as one of Canada's leading voices in issues related to Indigenous education. The K-12 Institute is a realized virtual centre and suite of K-12 programs that promote Indigenous student success. Events and programs offered fill a tangible void in need for support for educators in all regions of Canada who face unique challenges in teaching Indigenous students. The National Gathering for Indigenous Education showcases proven strategies that increase Indigenous student success and the on-line platform shares educator/community programs, resources, professional development and student resources. Participants will learn about the programs and resources available to K-12 educators that work with Indigenous youth and also about the bursaries and scholarships available to Indigenous post-secondary students. Indspire is an Indigenous-led registered charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people for the long term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.

A PANEL DISCUSSION - “WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT IS NEXT” - WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

SESSION 5 IN THE BEVERLY HILLS BALLROOM.

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