Empowering Newcomer Youth to Thrive in Winnipeg
Arriving in a new country is never easy, and for many young newcomers in Winnipeg, the transition can be overwhelming. Learning a new language, adjusting to unfamiliar schools, and navigating cultural expectations can all create barriers that make it hard to feel at home. Development Assistance International (D.A.I.) Inc. is helping to change that. Through […]
Reconnecting Mi’kmaq Youth to Land, Culture, and Purpose
In Elsipogtog First Nation, Mi’kmaq youth are facing complex challenges that extend far beyond the classroom, from food and housing insecurity to trauma, disconnection, and systemic barriers to education. Many young people carry the weight of personal and intergenerational loss, struggling to find safe spaces where they can heal, learn, and grow. Through its Nogemag […]
Serk di Mêt Métchif d’la Rivyerre Rouj
Avek l’Akt istârik Louis Riel ki lâ iti pâssi, l’Manitoba lâ fette li gran pâ pour r’konnêt pi rande âmaj a la Nâsyon Métchif d’la Rivyerre Rouj. Fô ke toutte li Mêt d’l’anfans a la douzyenmme anni (A-12) y’ansègne l’istwerre, la lang pi toutte kousé ke Louis Riel pi l’mond Métchif y lonva danni. Sâ, […]
ᓴᙱᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ
“ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᒍᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐊᕐᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ”, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ (NBES) ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐHᐊᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ (IE). ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᕇᑐ Hᐊᓪ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᒃᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ITE) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐHᐊᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ (ILS) ᐊᑐᕋᒃᓴᑦ ᑲᑎᕐᓱᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ—ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᓚᖅ? […]
ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒧᖓ, ᓯᓚᑐᕐᓴᕐᓂᖅ
ᑕᐅᑐᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐊ (INU) ᓴᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ−ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔫᑉ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ. ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕇᑐ Hᐊᓪ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᒃᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ITE) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (ITK) ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓯᓚᑐᕐᓴᕐᓂᖅ (ᓯᓚᑐᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ). ᐅᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᒃᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ […]
Keniishiwicikaatek Kiiwe Otaahpinikaatek Ishikiishwewin
Anishinaape Okikinwahamaakek miihimaa eshi otehwahk inaatisowin-shaa koc mishiin aanimitowak ci ontinamowaac kikentamaawin awaneniwiwaac miina kekonenini epiitowaac. Ewiicihikowaac Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) maacicikewin, Matawa Kikinwahamaake Wikamik otani niikatenaa nan kaa kipishkikemakaninik miina ehaapacitoc mashkawisiiwinini ihimaa kaa ayaanik apiwinink. Kiiwetinonk Ontario ehatek, Keniishiwicikaatek Kiiwe Otaahpinikaatek Ishikiishwewin otoshitoon keminwaapatahk Apiwin ci niikaanishkaank ke winci mashkawi […]
Red River Métis Circle of Educators
With the historic passing of the Louis Riel Act, Manitoba has taken a bold step in recognizing and honouring the Red River Métis Nation. All K–12 educators are now mandated to teach the history, language, and lasting contributions of Louis Riel and the Métis people, establishing a more honest, inclusive, and culturally rich education for […]
Manitoba Indigenous Teacher Education Partnership (MITEP)
In Manitoba’s remote and rural regions, Indigenous students face a persistent challenge: too few teachers who reflect their cultures, communities, and lived experiences. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) Initiative, the University of Manitoba and the Frontier School Division are delivering a bold, community-based solution: the Manitoba Indigenous Teacher Education […]
Reinforcing Indigenous Teacher Education in Labrador
Across Labrador, Inuit and Innu communities are shaping a new path forward in Indigenous-led teacher education. Through a collaborative partnership with the Nunatsiavut Government, the Innu Nation, and Memorial University, the Indigenous Teacher Education Program – Labrador (ITEP-Lab) is an expanded and culturally grounded teacher education pathway designed to meet the needs of Labrador’s Indigenous […]
Pathways for Language Revitalization
Indigenous educators are the heart of culturally grounded learning—but many face challenges accessing professional development that reflects who they are and what they bring. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) Initiative, the Matawa Education Department is breaking down those barriers and investing in the strength already found in community. Based […]