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Module 1: Entry 5 BC Treaty Commission http://www.bctreaty.net/index.php British Columbia has a large number of aboriginal nations and bands that have yet to agree to a treaty settlement. The BC Treaty Commission is a neutral, independent body that is funded in part by the government of Canada (60%) and the province of BC (40%). The […]
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Module 1: Entry 4 Assembly of First Nations http://www.afn.ca/ The Assembly of First Nations came to fruition through a long road of aboriginal self-determination in Canada. With a mandate of serving Canadian aboriginals rightful place in society the assembly’s importance and relevance is without question. This site serves as a portal for the assembly and […]
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Module 1: Entry 2 LanguageGeek Fonts Author: Christopher Harvey http://www.languagegeek.com/font/fontdownload.html For those who may want traditional language fonts available on their computer, Languagegeek.com provides free downloads of fonts from common aboriginal languages in North America. The fonts include Algonquian, Inuktitut, Cherokee, Dakelh, Blackfoot syllabics, and Dene syllabics. The fonts are Unicode friendly which is the […]
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Module 1: Entry 3 Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-contact Life http://secwepemc.sd73.bc.ca/ For those interested in learning about pre-contact life of the Secwepemc people, this is a great site to begin your search. The site is divided into five modules: introduction, language, origin story, village life, and archaeology. The introduction provides information on where the nation […]
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Module 1: Entry 1 Secwepemc Cultural Education Society http://www.secwepemc.org/ I would like to introduce you all to the website for the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society. The Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation or language family is made up of several bands that extend a vast territory of 180,000 square km in BC’s southern central interior. The Secwepemc Cultural […]
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My name is Stephen Hawkins and welcome to my blog site for course reflections at UBC. I am currently enrolled in the Master of Educational Technology program at UBC and am taking the following two courses: ETEC 511 (Foundations of Educational Technology) and ETEC 521 (Indigeneity, Technology, and Education). I will be using this medium […]