Program Overview January 16, February 27 and April 24, 2015

A learning opportunity for Aboriginal Education divisional leadership teams — Leadership Institute trustees and senior administration

Education leaders in must ensure that all students — both aboriginal and non-aboriginal — are well served by our public education system. This Institute will enhance our collective understanding of aboriginal history and culture in Manitoba and allow us to explore opportunities for collaborative action to integrate aboriginal perspectives into learning for all our students. The Institute will conclude with a session addressing the call for action outlined in the MASS position paper on aboriginal education.

Each day will begin with buffet breakfast and registration at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 4:00 p.m.

Aboriginal cultures and traditions January 16, 2015 (Victoria Inn, ) Keynote Speaker — Darren McKee, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association

The lived experience of Aboriginal peoples in Canada February 27, 2015 (Best Western Plus, formerly Greenwood Inn, Winnipeg) Keynote Speaker — Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada

Possibilities and promise in Aboriginal education April 24, 2015 (Victoria Inn, Winnipeg) Keynote Speaker — Dr. Sherry Peden, Vice-President, Academic and Research, University College of the North

Divisional leadership teams are invited to register for the 3-day series or for a single day. It is recommended that registrants attend all three days as each session will Register today! build upon the work of the previous one.

A block of rooms has been booked at both hotels under the Manitoba School Boards Association. Friday, January 16 • Keynote – Darren McKee • Workshops ĔĔ Traditional communities CANCELLED ĔĔ Male and female roles ĔĔ Métis history and culture Aboriginal Education Leadership Institute Friday, February 27 Friday, April 24 • Keynote – Justice Murray Sinclair • Keynote – Sherry Peden • Interactive assimilation activity • Ignite presentations and exhibits • Panel – Treaties and education • A dialogue with youth and elders • Workshops • World Café – MASS Call to Action ĔĔ ABC’s of Stereotyping ĔĔ Understanding Canada’s Indigenous Peoples

Aboriginal cultures and traditions — January 16, 2015, Hosted by MASBO Welcome - 9:00 a.m. Keynote - 9:15 a.m.

Darren McKee, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association “Education is a Powerful Tool” Education can lift a person to realize great opportunities and fulfilment; it can also be used as a powerful weapon to remove the identity and spirit of entire cultures.

This presentation will invite participants to engage in some self-reflection and sharing with regard to the notion of change and how it might be applied in a variety of contexts. Through an appreciative pathways lens, delegates will gain a fuller understanding of the leader’s role in managing change to achieve successful outcomes.

Workshops J: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. J1 - The Traditional Community, John Marten and Les Turner, University College of the North CANCELLED J2 - Woman as the first teacher, Dr. Myra Laramee, Aboriginal Education Directorate J3 - Métis culture & history, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute J4 - Role of men as interpreted through the clan system, Dan Thomas, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre

Workshops J: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. J5 - The Traditional Community, John Marten and Les Turner, University College of the North CANCELLED J6 - Woman as the first teacher, Dr. Myra Laramee, Aboriginal Education Directorate J7 - Métis culture & history, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute J8 - Role of men as interpreted through the clan system, Dan Thomas, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre

3:30 p.m. - Friendship handshake The lived experience of Aboriginal peoples in Canada — February 27, 2015, Hosted by MASS Keynote - 9:00 a.m.

Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada “Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools in Canada” The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair is chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which examines the impact of the Indian residential school system on aboriginal peoples in Canada. Justice Sinclair also served as co-commissioner, along with Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice A.C. Hamilton, of Manitoba’s Aboriginal Justice Inquiry. The recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, other community service awards, as well as honourary degrees for his work in the field of Aboriginal justice, Justice Sinclair is an adjunct professor of law and an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba.

Workshops F: 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. F1 - Assimilation Activity of the Colonization of Canada (“Blanket Activity”), Bernadette Smith, Rebecca Chartrand, Community Aboriginal Teacher Education Program F2 - Treaties and Education Panel Discussion, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba speakers to be confirmed

Workshops F: 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. F3- Assimilation Activity of the Colonization of Canada (“Blanket Activity”), Bernadette Smith, Rebecca Chartrand, Community Aboriginal Teacher Education Program F4 - ABC’s of Stereotyping, Garry Robson, Aboriginal Education Directorate F5 - Understanding Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, Allen Sutherland, facilitator, coach and motivational speaker Possibilities and promise in Aboriginal education — April 24, 2015, Hosted by Manitoba School Boards Association

Keynote - 9:00 a.m.

Dr. Sherry Peden, Vice-President, Academic and Research, University College of the North “Looking Back to See Forward” Dr. Peden’s address will provide a brief overview of what has happened in the past 40 years since the issue of Aboriginal education has “come on the education map, so to speak”. She will also explore, in a big picture sense, what is happening at the present time in aboriginal education in Manitoba with a view to the future and the roles of education leaders in effecting positive change.

Ignite Presentations and Exhibits: 10:15 a.m. - Noon A series of eight mini-presentations featuring current aboriginal programming and initiatives in the Manitoba school system. Following the presentations, participants have the opportunity to circulate among associated exhibits and speak with presenters one-on-one.

A Dialogue — Youth and Elder Perspectives on Education Experience- 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Short views presented by youth and elders offering their experience and perspective on the Manitoba education system, followed by Q&A. • Don Robertson, former Executive Director for the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and Dean of Aboriginal Education and Institutional Diversity at , member of the Order of Manitoba • Diandre (Dee) Thomas-Hart, Youth Reconciliation Leader at the Canadian Roots Exchange, Director at the Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce, Owner and Developer at Kanata of Youth • Kevin Settee, Co-Facilitator for the Young Entrepreneurs Business Program at the University of Winnipeg, student at the Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre

The Call to Action — A World Café Conversation - 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Open discussion around the MASS 2014 Call to Action on Aboriginal Education

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