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 AUTHOR BIO: -
June is Metis, from Anishinabe and European bloodlines. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, close to where her ancestors settled on what is now known as the Ketegaunseebee Anishnabai, or Garden River First Nations lands.
June is currently a PhD Candidate in Curriculum Studies and Technology Education at the University of British Columbia. Her focus is educational technology, informatics, aesthetics and distance education for nursing. Currently, she is preparing to undergo her PhD dissertation work on that will explore the perceptions of nursing faculty in dis/allowing a culture for nursing informatics within education. She earned both her Bachelors and Master's of Nursing from UBC, and has taught BSN nursing students at Kwantlen University College since 1989.
In 2003, June was elected Director of Communications for the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA). She is enjoying working with this dedicated group of informatics leaders, determined to make the organization the national voice for nursing informatics. Part of her role was to design the current CNIA website at http://cnia.ca. In 2008, June became the President of this national organization. In the fall of 2003, she was accepted as the Editor in Charge of Virtual Nursing Practice and Culture for the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI). and is also a member of the Board of Directors. In 2004, June joined Wired Woman Society as a Director-at-Large. She is also the Vice President of Programs for Xi Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau. She also runs a freelance writing and graphic - web design service . Her favorite genre of art relates to the spiritual and mythical as well as the beauty of nature. On a personal level, June is the mother of six children, grandmother of two, and lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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FIRST NATIONS PEDAGOGY.COM: - The mission of this site is to raise awareness of First Nations pedagogy around the globe. The ways of knowing, learning, and teaching inherent to the traditional methods of informal and formal aboriginal education are profound and important in this 21st Century. Not only for First Nations peoples, but for all of the Earth's citizens. I truly believe that the "way" to heal our planet and save our race lies in the tenets of First Nations traditional ways of being and knowing. It is important that all First Nations peoples have access to education and health planning that is shaped by their own ancestral ways. This should occur both in First Nations governed schools and health systems, but also within the mainstream educational and health systems. This is their right. both humanistically and legally. A precedence has been set by various national governments to respect the First Nations way of living, socialization, and education. Teachers, educational planners, health care professionals and others working with First Nations education and health all need to become cognizant and develop expertise in how to properly plan initatives for First Nations people. This site is one small effort to help to support this.
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MEANING OF THE LOGO: - This logo was created to symbolize conceptual meaning that I personally attribute to First Nations pedagogy. These include the circle which represents unity, wholeness, and power. This circle surrounds a downward pointing triangle (center of circle) which symbolizes sacred energy and fluidity. The designs that surround this triangle represent the four winds, swirling around this core – representing the winds of change and how one can stand in their centre and learn to adapt successfully to these forces. To the left of the circle, a deer is placed to symbolize protector energy; to the right, a moon representing elder wisdom that watches over us all: she embraces the smaller sun, which symbolizes warmth, happiness and growth. To the top left, an eagle represents wisdom, courage, strength, power, peace and honour, while to the right, a bear paw represents right action, leadership, greatness and power. The eagle's beak is pointed downward, a symbol of good luck and friendship. The crossed arrows in the background give this entire grouping a foundational energy of direction, force, friendship and good relations. The colours used are also symbolic: Red represents communication, faith, warmth, deep emotions, and success. Blue represents using one's intuition to teach and to serve, while yellow helps one overcome challenges through unconditional love as well as illumination and inspiration.
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