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This section is currently being developed. Topics that will be discussed include:
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ELDERS IN EDUCATION - Elders were the backbone of First Nations traditional pedagogy and are an important foundation of all contemporary pedagogical initiatives.
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STORY-TELLING IN EDUCATION - Story-telling is a key practice in First Nations education and research - it is the foundation of all oral history transmission.
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RESPECT - Respect was taught from an early age, and is the premise for setting the affective mood of all learning experiences. Respect includes an awareness of the personal space of self and others, and acknowledging the importance of the Code of Silence.
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THE FOUR DIRECTIONS - An awareness of the four directions: East, South, West and North provides a holistic framework for both education and health planning.
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CIRCLE TALKS - This traditional practice provides a milieu and a context for respectful relations, dialogue, and equity in decision-making, problem-solving, learning, and planning.
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QUATERNITY - This cyclically organized, repetitive, and centre-focused discursive pattern of writing and brainstorming is intrinsic to First Nations discourse.
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POSITIONALITY - An awareness and acknowledgement of each person's frame of reference is critical to First Nations educational and health planning.
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EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE - Knowledge gained through the process of living is critical, and should be tapped when planning educational and health initiatives.
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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES - Learning, whether for educational or health planning, should incorporate different ways of knowing, including linguistic, visual, kinesthetic, spatial, intrapersonal, interpersonal, naturalistic, musical, and mathematical intelligences.
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS - An intense and deep connectedness with all that surrounds us is a foundational concept of First Nations education and health development. This includes a connection to Mother Earth and all that the Universe contains, including other people (personal relationships, family, neighborhoods, communities, nations), all of the flora and fauna beings, and ultimately the Great Spirit that animates all.
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