In recent decades Indigenous Peoples globally have experienced rapid and dramatic shifts in lifestyle that are unprecedented in history. Moving away from their own self-sustaining, local food systems into industrially derived food supplies, these changes have adverse effects on dietary quality and health. The Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) based in McGill [...]
Excellent blog by Kat Norris on First Nations Activism in my neck of the woods, British Columbia. Heart wrenching pictures of First Nations people being driven from their land, Khatsalano – which is now “yuppieville” – the posh neighbourhood of Kitsilano. Imagine what it would be like now if PreColonial ways had been embraced instead [...]
The Aboriginal peoples of North America had their own systems of formal education prior to Colonization – systems which were highly successful. Self Governance in education requires the development and implementation of sustainable educational systems under the full control and jurisdiction of aboriginal people based on the recognition of inherent hereditary and treaty rights, and [...]
by © 2008 ~ June Kaminski, MSN PhD(c) and Sylvia Currie Introduction This workshop presented our 3-phase BC Campus-funded project lead by Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in partnership with Kwantlen University College. Overview Providing appropriate online content and learning strategies for First Nations students is challenging. We want to provide an accessible, comprehensive resource [...]
This joyous video provides a wonderful message and visuals: rich Natural Earthscapes and Waterways and several examples of indigenous Dance.
The Message: – to Dance Upon the Earth in our Own Uniqueness.
May your Life be a Witness to Your Inner Dance!
Music: “Spirit of the Earth” by David and Diane Arkenstone
In recent decades Indigenous Peoples globally have experienced rapid and dramatic shifts in lifestyle that are unprecedented in history. Moving away from their own self-sustaining, local food systems into industrially derived food supplies, these changes have adverse effects on dietary quality and health.
The Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) based in McGill University, Canada, responded to requests from indigenous leaders from around the world to help stop loss of traditional food system knowledge with research and community-driven activities that bridge the generations.
This series of videos presents highlights from 12 indigenous community areas in 9 countries, and is intended to con tribute to the evidence base used to make global policies to protect Indigenous Peoples’ food resources and promote good health.
http://www.indigenousnutrition.org/
Health care as we know it didn’t exist 3,000 years ago. But along the Georgia coast, the Pacific Northwest, and coastal Brazil, people grew tall and strong and lived relatively free of disease. They ate game, fish, shellfish and wild plants.
READ FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.physorg.com/news172251831.html
Learn Together: First Nations Pedagogy for Online Learning
June Kaminski and Sylvia Currie gave a presentation and led an open discussion about their work on the First Nations Pedagogy Online project, a website and online community for advancing our knowledge about effectively implementing learning opportunities for Aboriginal learners.
This session is an overview of the resource site designed:
Click on Image to Visit the Site
Learn Together sessions are regular get-togethers facilitated by BC post-secondary educational practitioners and focused on specific topics related to teaching and learning.
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
11:00 AM Pacific Time = 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Listen and View the Recorded Presentation in Elluminate Live
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Aboriginal History of British Columbia
Includes many original photographs from various BC regions
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/main.htm
“In the days before the City of Vancouver grew on the land of the Salish, the narrowing of the inlet now marked by the Lions Gate Bridge was an area that was teeming with schools of herring and the orcas that chased them for food. The area was rich with eagles and salmon, and rich with the culture and traditions of the Salish people. It was, and still is, a site of great energy and enormous significance to the Salish.” - Susan Point
http://www.storyscapes.ca/multimedia.htm
Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre offers an interactive and informative introduction to the actual centre in Whistler, BC but also to the local First Nations history of the region.
Excellent site for getting to know the BC First Nations way of life in the current age.
http://www.aboriginalbc.com/travel_media/
Downloadable brochure outlining Aboriginal cultural spaces and events in British Columbia.
http://www.aboriginalbc.com/UserFiles/File/ATBC_brochure.pdf
The University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology has excellent First Nations displays, especially from the Pacific North West.
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