Tag Archives: Indigenous resources

Jessica Presta: Module 1, Post 5

For my final post in Module 1, I wanted to discuss the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA). The FNHA emerged as a health governance structure in BC in an attempt to improve First Nation’s health outcomes and close the gaps that exist between BC First Nations and the rest of the population. The FNHA is a first in Canada and is a province wide health authority that “plans, designs, manages and funds the delivery of First Nations health programs and services in BC” (First Nations Health Authority, 2022). One of the resources on their website I am most interested in is their Cultural Safety and Humility Framework. This infographic is highly detailed and outlines the many steps required for a transformative healthcare system that is culturally safe for Indigenous people.

References

First Nations Health Authority (2022, October, 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Nations_Health_Authority

Jessica Presta: Module 1, Post 4

For this post I wanted to share a resource for educators to support the indigenization of their programs, classrooms, and pedagogical practices. BC Campus is an online resource that aims to support the evolution of education across the province through collaboration, communication and innovation. One of their resources for this is their Indigenization project. The goal of this project is to offer open resources to educators to support the incorporation of Indigenous epistemologies into their practice, systematically decolonizing post-secondary education. Some of these resources include:

Learn about Indigenous histories in Canada:

Actions for teaching: Engage and collaborate with Indigenous peoples, knowledges, and cultures in your course design and curriculum.
Sign up to take Indigenous Canada, a Massive Open Online Course from the University of Alberta.
Read: Indigenous History Month Reading List from Massey Books
Indigenous Ally Toolkit, compiled by Dakota Swiftwolfe and others from the Montreal Indigenous Community Network

Learn about decolonizing your course materials and teaching practices:

Actions for teaching: Learn and integrate First Peoples Principles of Learning into your work as a designer and facilitator of learning experiences for all students.
The BCcampus Pulling Together Indigenization guides include a foundations guide as well as guides for teachers, leaders and administrators, front-line staff, curriculum developers, and researchers.
Indigenous Pedagogy: Decolonizing Higher Education resource from Vancouver Community College
Consider adopting one or more of these 100 Ways: Indigenizing & Decolonizing Academic Programs.

Jessica Presta: Module 1, Post 3

I wanted to draw attention to the First Nations in BC Knowledge Network’s website. This network was put together with the goal of facilitating networking and knowledge sharing among First Nations communities, individuals, and organizations within the province. A platform like this has the power to bring ideas and resources together to support the rebuilding and growing of Nations. Within the site there is a robust directory of BC First Nations services, Indian Bands as well as resources available to the Indigenous people of BC.

References

First Nations Technology Council (n.d.) First nations in bc knowledge network: A space to exchange information between first nations communities. https://firstnationsbc.ca/about-us

Rupertsland Institute – M1 P5

Rupertsland Institute is an affiliate of the Métis Nation of Alberta. This resource is especially awesome for educators residing in AB. Among a number of things, they offer resources for meaningfully educating around Métis culture and tradition. They have lesson plans, activities and what really drew me in was a tab titled, Empowering Educators. Under this tab one can learn about the Foundational Knowledge Themes identified by Rupertsland Institute. They also offer a free and asynchronous Foundational Knowledge course that anyone can join. I have come across a few of their resources when looking for activities for Métis Week in the classroom but never dove deeper into their website. It appears to be a great and authentic resource for educators to utilize when incorporating Indigenous perspectives in their classrooms.

Website: https://www.rupertsland.org/