Vuntut Gwich’in perspectives on self-led education with Yukon’s First Nation School Board
Collaborative research project together with Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (doctoral research)
Topics and areas of collaborative interest include:
– Gwich’in assessment
– Gwichin classroom management
– seasonal rounds
– best practices in literacy and numeracy
– in partnership with VGFN, community perspectives on Culture Camp curriculum re-write
– in partnership with VGFN, community perspectives on creation of Fall Hunt curriculum
– in partnership with FNSB and VGFN, community perspectives on high school curriculum and Dagoo Taii (traditional trail between Old Crow and Fort McPherson)
Yukon’s Collaborative Indigenous Teacher Education Initiative
FNSB, YFNED and YNTEP/YukonU collaborative project to increase number of Indigenous teachers through changes in recruitment, teacher training and courses, and deconstructing systemic barriers to Indigenous student engagement