There has been much discussion over the past week about the need for Education programs to be offering aboriginal-specific awareness training.
University College of the North in Manitoba has recently developed and graduated its first group of teachers based on the Kenanow Learning Model, developed by the Elders of Northern Manitoba. The model focuses on: identity, a place of belonging, community history, responsibility of the family and larger community to hand down knowledge in a broader context. This model offers a collaborative model, bridging the successful components of western education with traditional Cree education practices.