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Aboriginal Education Department

Northern Aboriginal Education Symposium

The Next Aboriginal Education Symposium will be held January 29th, 2018 at the Prince George Civic Centre.

Registration is Open Now on PD Reg

The Northern Aboriginal Education Symposium is a biennial conference that brings together all School District No.57 employees to explore innovative ways to share Aboriginal Education within their practice, classrooms and school communities. This one of a kind professional development opportunity is offered to inspire a systems approach to supporting Aboriginal Education. Attendees are provided with concrete knowledge and skills to implement in the classroom as well as opportunities for personal and professions growth.

As our special guest, you will receive a free conference registration, breakout workshops, cultural performances, lunch and a chance to be with us as we continue to move Aboriginal Education forward together in School District No.57.

Highlights include:

Screening of the nationally acclaimed film "The Road Forward." And talk with writer and film director Marie Clements.
Monique Gray Smith author of Speaking Our Truth.
Afternoon breakout workshops focused on reconciliation topics and AbEd Resources to support the curriculum.
Cultural Performances

No worksop selection is required, workshops will be offered first come first serve until full on the day of the conference.

Out of District Registrations are being accepted. For more information please contact us at the Aboriginal Education Department 250-562-4843

NORTHERN ABORIGINAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM JANUARY 29^TH 2018

8:00am – 8:30am	REGISTRATION
8:30am – 9:00am	Lheidli T’enneh Men’s Drum Group Welcome – Chief Dominic Frederick Lheidli T’enneh Opening Remarks – Tim Bennett, SD 57 Board Chair / Marilyn Marquis-Forster, Superintendent of Schools / Lyn Hall, Mayor of Prince George / Colleen Hodgson, Métis Nation BC Master of Ceremonies – Shelly Niemi, District Administrator for Aboriginal Education
9:00am – 9:20am	Cultural Performances – Nusdeh Yoh, Khast’an Drummers
9:20am – 11:25am	The Road Forward – Marie Clements
11:25pm –11:40pm	BREAK
11:40am – 12:10pm	Speaking our Truth – Monique Gray Smith
12:10pm – 1:10pm	LUNCH Cultural Performances – Caitlin McCormick, Khast’an Drummers, Lheidli T’enneh Men’s Drum Group
1:10 – 2:10 Breakout session A	A-201	A-202	A-203	A-204	A-205	A-206	A-207	A-208	A-101	A-102
1:10 – 2:10 Breakout session A	My Journey to Kindergarten	Residential School Awareness and Knowledge	Northern Huskies Sports Program	Fostering Resilience with Indigenous Students	Inequity in Education	Reconcili- ACTION in the Classroom Part 1	Aboriginal Education a BC Perspective Part 1	Living with FASD Part 1	The Boys Club Network Part 1	Contemporary Metis Learning Part 1
2:10pm – 2:25pm	BREAK
2:25pm – 3:25pm Breakout session B	B-201	B-202	B-203	B-204	B-205	B-206	B-207	B-208	B-101	B-102
2:25pm – 3:25pm Breakout session B	Finding Authentic Resources	Roles and Responsibilities of an Aboriginal Education Worker	Restitution and Restorative Practice	The Road Forward Q&A	Integrating Maker Culture into the Classroom	Reconcili- ACTION in the Classroom Part 2	Aboriginal Education a BC Perspective Part 2	Living with FASD Part 2	The Boys Club Network Part 2	Contemporary Metis Learning Part 2
3:25pm – 4:00pm	CLOSING REMARKS Door Prize Draws

​The Next Aboriginal Education Symposium will be held January 29th, 2018 at the Prince George Civic Centre.

*Agenda and workshops are subject to change.

The Next Aboriginal Education Symposium will be held January 29th, 2018 at the Prince George Civic Centre.