Circle Talk

The Canadian city of Vancouver is gearing up to host nearly four weeks of Winter Olympic and Paralympic sporting action in February and March.

The Games, set to attract international attention, have a particular importance for Canada's aboriginal peoples, as many of the sporting events will take place on their ancestral land.

The peoples involved - the Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations - who live on and share the land, have joined forces.

Together with the Vancouver Olympic Committee (Vanoc), they will be hosting the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games in a partnership that is making Olympic history.

READ FULL ARTICLE AT BBC NEWS

Health care as we know it didn't exist 3,000 years ago. But along the Georgia coast, the Pacific Northwest, and coastal Brazil, people grew tall and strong and lived relatively free of disease. They ate game, fish, shellfish and wild plants.

READ FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.physorg.com/news172251831.html

The Métis Centre is a Métis-controlled centre of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO). The Métis Centre is dedicated to improving the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional and social health of all Métis in Canada. We are a centre devoted to promoting Métis health issues through public education and health promotion.

Through the advancement and sharing of health information, the Métis Centre is working to:

* Improve the knowledge base in Métis health.
* Promote Métis health issues at the national and provincial levels.
* Facilitate community-based health research.
* Support capacity building in Métis communities.

The Métis Centre also believes that the key to community wellness lies in the transmission of traditional knowledge and healing practices. Affirming and protecting traditional knowledge, as a means to enhancing the health and well-being of Métis, is a primary goal of the Métis Centre.

VISIT THE CENTRE AT: http://www.naho.ca/metiscentre/english/index.php

We did not receive the anticipated funding for future development of this site, but I still intend to work on it and encourage all educators interested in Aboriginal learning to join me! The learning resources will continue to grow, and hopefully, a community of practice can still emerge from the collaboration of dedicated educators who are driven by passion and dedication.

So, if you are wondering - yes, the intent for this site is still active and you are welcome to join in!

If I haven't gotten back to anyone who tried to communicate through the site, please forgive and resubmit your query/comments.

All My Relations,

June

June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
june- at- firstnationspedagogy.ca
http://firstnationspedagogy.ca
The ways of knowing, learning, and teaching inherent to the traditional methods
of informal and formal aboriginal education are profound and important in this
21st Century. It is important that all First Nations peoples have access to
education and health planning that is shaped by their own ancestral ways.

n recent decades Indigenous Peoples globally have experienced rapid and dramatic shifts in lifestyle that are unprecedented in history. Moving away from their own self-sustaining, local food systems into industrially derived food supplies, these changes have adverse effects on dietary quality and health.

The Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE) based in McGill University, Canada, responded to requests from indigenous leaders from around the world to help stop loss of traditional food system knowledge with research and community-driven activities that bridge the generations.

This series of videos presents highlights from 12 indigenous community areas in 9 countries, and is intended to con tribute to the evidence base used to make global policies to protect Indigenous Peoples' food resources and promote good health.

http://www.indigenousnutrition.org/

Pathways to Health and Healing: 2nd Report of Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia- Provincial Health Officers Report was released on June 25th, 2009

Learn Together: First Nations Pedagogy for Online Learning

Join June Kaminski and Sylvia Currie for a presentation and open discussion about their work on the First Nations Pedagogy Online project, a website and online community for advancing our knowledge about effectively implementing learning opportunities for Aboriginal learners.

Learn Together sessions are regular get-togethers facilitated by BC post-secondary educational practitioners and focused on specific topics related to teaching and learning.

Wed, Apr 15, 2009

11:00 AM Pacific Time = 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Invite your colleagues!

Where: Elluminate Live

http://community.bccampus.ca/etug?go=2151614

Tshinanu is an amazing site - excellent use of Flash and graphics to present a very aesthetic and inspiring site. Read the stories, reflect on the insights, join in the celebration of All of Us!

Nation Talk provides up to date News from an Aboriginal perspective. Read the excellent headlines/stories, view videos, join the movement!