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***NOW FULL *** 2nd Annual First Nation Education Conference

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***NOW FULL *** 2nd Annual First Nation Education Conferen
***NOW FULL *** 2nd Annual First Nation Education Conferen
Yukon First Nation Education Directorate CONFERENCE
Wed, January 20, 2021 — Thu, January 21, 2021
 
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THIS EVENT IS 100% FREE!

YFNED is hosting our 2nd annual First Nation Education Conference this January 20 and 21 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. The theme is: Building our Voices through Land, Language & Culture. With in-person and virtual options for participation, the conference will bring together people from across the territory -- and Canada -- with a vested interest in First Nations Education.


We’re excited to present the following keynote speakers:


Jody-Wilson Raybould, MP

Waneek Horn-Miller, Olympian, activist


And an engaging selection of breakout sessions including:

Yukon Native Language Centre

Myron Dueck

Beading and Traditional Foods workshops

Voices of change in NWT Education and many, many more. 







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Kwanlin Dun Cultural Center
1171 Front Street
Whitehorse, YT  CANADA
Summary Agenda
EDUCATION SUMMIT AGENDA
 
Wednesday, January 20
  9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Breakfast
  9:10 AM to 9:45 AM
Opening
  9:45 AM to 10:45 AM
Keynote day 1: Interactive Q & A with Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP “Making Change in Education”
  10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Health Break
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Assessment Tools that Empower Student Voice and Honour Land, Language and Culture with Myron Dueck
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Breakout section A
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Cooking Traditional Foods with Charlene Waugh
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Following in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors with George Bahm
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Promising Practices from the NWT that support First Nations learners GNWT Department of Education, Culture & Employment
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Reconciliation in Education: Learning Indigenous Worldview Through YFN Languages
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
School Councils: Working Together For Students, Families, and School Communities with Elaine Taylor and Lori Choquette
  12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
lunch
  1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Youth Video
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Beading Activity - Beaded Fringe Earrings with Sarah Johnston-Smith
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Breakout section B
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Incorporating YFN World Views Into Our Work with Darby Newnham
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Pathways to Yukon First Nation Language Fluency with Krista and Maribeth
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Speed Networking - Who's your Grandma? moderated by Davida Wood and Cassandra Ivany
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Update on YFNED with Melanie Bennett
  1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
YFNED Mobile Therapeutic Unit: Building Indigenous Led Allied Heath Services- with Bill Bennett, Katherine Alexander
  3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Day 1 closing
 
Thursday, January 21
  9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Breakfast
  9:30 AM to 9:45 AM
Day 2 Opening
  9:45 AM
Keynote day 2: Waneek Horn-Miller, Olympian/activist “Turning Trauma to Motivation: Building Strength, Confidence and Community.”
  10:45 AM
Health Break
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Assessment Tools that Empower Student Voice and Honour Land, Language and Culture with Myron Dueck
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Breakout session C
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
First Nation Language Instructors Panel- Insights Into Teaching YFN Languages
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Following in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors with George Bahm
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Short Ancestral Tech Project - Traditional Antler/Bone Gorge Hook with Chris Hobbis
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Speed Networking - Who's Your Grandma? moderated by Davida Wood and Cassandra Ivany
  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Strong Like Two People with Curtis Brown
  12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch
  1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Youth Panel
  2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Health Break
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Breakout section D
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
From Barrier to Possibility: Workshop with Greg Storey
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Gathering Power - Building a Path to Peace with Phil Gatensby
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Indigenizing Education through our Yukon First Nation Languages
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Promising Practices from the NWT that support First Nations learners GNWT Department of Education, Culture & Employment
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Reclaiming Our Voice – Successful Strategies for Revitalizing Indigenous Languages with Brent Kaulback
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
School Councils: Working Together For Students, Families, and School Communities with Elaine Taylor and Lori Choquette
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Student Panel: Learning and Using YFN Languages in the 21st Century
  2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Update On YFNED with Melanie Bennett
  3:45 PM to 3:55 PM
Wrap up and Closing prayer
Featured Speakers
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Waneek Horn-Miller
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Jody Wilson Raybould
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Breakout Session B
Beading Activity - Beaded Fringe Earrings with Sarah Johnston-Smith
Beading Activity - Beaded Fringe Earrings with Sarah Johnston-Smith
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Virtual Conference - Geiwú Tlein Eetí: Artist Room
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  01:30:PM  —  03:00:PM MST

Learn how to bead weave these beautiful beaded fringe earrings using seed beads and bugle beads. You will learn how to do a ladder stitch, brick stitch and learn tips and tricks on how to make your fringe lay flat.

 
Opening
Opening
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  09:10:AM  —  09:45:AM MST
 
Key Note 1
Key Note 1
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  09:45:AM  —  10:45:AM MST
 
Health Break
Health Break
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  10:45:AM  —  11:00:AM MST
 
Youth Video
Youth Video
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  01:00:PM  —  01:30:PM MST
 
lunch
lunch
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  12:30:PM  —  01:00:PM MST
 
Day 1 closing
Day 1 closing
 
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 @  03:00:PM  —  03:30:PM MST
 
Day 2 Opening
Day 2 Opening
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  09:30:AM  —  09:45:AM MST
 
Keynote 2
Keynote 2
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  09:45:AM  —  09:45:AM MST
 
break
break
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  10:45:AM  —  MST
 
Lunch
Lunch
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  12:30:PM  —  MST
 
Youth Panel
Youth Panel
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  01:00:PM  —  MST
 
break
break
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  02:00:PM  —  02:15:PM MST
 
Wrap up and Closing
Wrap up and Closing
 
Thursday Jan 21, 2021 @  03:45:PM  —  MST
 
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