Misipawistik Pimatisimēskanaw

07/03/2023

A little late but here are the photos from our most recent course 2023 Misipawistik History run for the second time with Grand Rapids School. It was a great course with great teachers and youth!

09/30/2022

Thanks to JP program for being our partners for the moose camp this year, turned out to be a great leadership experience for our youth guardians.

08/27/2022

Learning a lot about traditional pottery thi summer will have to incorporate this into future teachings

05/01/2022

First camp of the year had a bit more snow than expected but it was still a great camp! Thanks to the staff and students from Seven Oaks School Division that made it such a great week.

04/25/2022

After two zoom webinars we are ready to get together in person. Join us in Norway House to talk about the language and decolonial education.

02/23/2022

The recording of yesterdays pimitisahētān ininīwin kā kī nakatamākawiyak webinar on the importance of language is now on YouTube. Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0qFhV1Tk8

Indigenous languages hold teachings that were given to us by Creator to help guide us in our lives. Our ancestors left behind these teachings to help guide us, pimitisahētān ininīwin kā kī nakatamākawiyak is about following what our ancestors, grandmothers and grandfathers have left behind for us. Teachings about our history, connections to land, relationships (wahkotowin) and way of life are revealed when we look at the deeper meaning of the language. In the second webinar members of the panel will share about the importance of the language and some of the teachings embedded in the language.

The kiwētotētān: ininiw kiskinomākēwin group is led by Misipawistik Cree Nation and includes Elders, Knowledge Holders and Educators from four communities in Manitoba: Misipawistik Cree Nation, Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation, Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation.

Indigenous languages hold teachings that were given to us by Creator to help guide us in our lives. Our ancestors left behind these teachings to help guide u...

02/09/2022

You are invited to join Elders and Knowledge Holders share about the importance of language. Register at : https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7w-uqc1sSTirhxW5_wPuIA

Indigenous languages hold teachings that were given to us by Creator to help guide us in our lives. Our ancestors left behind these teachings to help guide us, pimitisahētān ininīwin kā kī nakatamākawiyak is about following what our ancestors, grandmothers and grandfathers have left behind for us. Teachings about our history, connections to land, relationships (wahkotowin) and way of life are revealed when we look at the deeper meaning of the language. In the second webinar members of the panel will share about the importance of the language and some of the teachings embedded in the language.

The kiwētotētān: ininiw kiskinomākēwin group is led by Misipawistik Cree Nation and includes Elders, Knowledge Holders and Educators from four communities in Manitoba: Misipawistik Cree Nation, Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation, Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation.

11/30/2021

Thanks to Elders and Knowledge Holders for sharing and everyone who attended the webinar last week. Here is the video link for those who missed it.

Apologies for the video difficulties early on, this was our first webinar.Pre-contact Indigenous Nations were vibrant with their own legal, governmental, and...

11/23/2021

Reminder we are having a webinar today to discuss decolonial education. Register through the link https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616376849845/WN_BHcgg3QjTlikI2BZqmYHFg

Pre-contact Indigenous Nations were vibrant with their own legal, governmental, and educational systems. The pre-colonial education was focussed on helping children and youth to find out who they are, what their gifts are, determine their purpose in life and prepare them to live out that purpose. Indigenous educators understood that to fully develop one needs to nurture all aspects of ones self, and education included the spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental development of the child rather than just the academic. The teachings revolved around the natural cycles and the teachers were elders, knowledge holders and extended family members. These principles are the basis for kiwētotētān: ininiw kiskinomākēwin, a research project led by Misipawistik Cree Nation and including Elders, Knowledge Holders and Educators from four communities in Manitoba: Misipawistik Cree Nation, Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation, Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation. The work is a response to requests from educators and youth for more land-based education as well as calls from the National Indian Brotherhood (1972), the Assembly of First Nations (2010) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015). The goal of the project was to define what a decolonial education is and how it overlaps or differs from the land-based education programs of schools and communities. In this session, we will share our definition of a decolonial education and discuss pathways forward for implementing in schools and communities.

11/04/2021

You are invited to join our group of Elders and Knowledge Holders to discuss pathways to reclaiming Indigenous education (ininiw kiskinomākēwin).

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-igrTsuGtWG7btUHQyWc_A7YRPS8ZVs

Pre-contact Indigenous Nations were vibrant with their own legal, governmental, and educational systems. The pre-colonial education was focussed on helping children and youth to find out who they are, what their gifts are, determine their purpose in life and prepare them to live out that purpose. Indigenous educators understood that to fully develop one needs to nurture all aspects of ones self, and education included the spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental development of the child rather than just the academic. The teachings revolved around the natural cycles and the teachers were elders, knowledge holders and extended family members. These principles are the basis for kiwētotētān: ininiw kiskinomākēwin, a research project led by Misipawistik Cree Nation and including Elders, Knowledge Holders and Educators from four communities in Manitoba: Misipawistik Cree Nation, Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation, Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation. The work is a response to requests from educators and youth for more land-based education as well as calls from the National Indian Brotherhood (1972), the Assembly of First Nations (2010) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015). The goal of the project was to define what a decolonial education is and how it overlaps or differs from the land-based education programs of schools and communities. In this session, we will share our definition of a decolonial education and discuss pathways forward for implementing in schools and communities.

09/27/2021

Had a good gathering this weekend with a few Elders, stay tuned for some new things we are working on for teachers and anyone else who works with kids!