First Peoples Child and Family Review

Young people are experts in love and fairness, and leaders in the reconciliation movement. It is our great pleasure to present this special child and youth edition of the First Peoples Child & Family Review. Meaningful reconciliation must engage young people in learning about Canada’s history of colonization, encourage creative thinking about the future, and provide opportunities for children and youth to make a difference. Engaging young people in reconciliation and social justice nurtures compassion and moral courage, and bolsters self-confidence. Adults have much to learn from the wisdom of children and youth.  Each submission in the journal was reviewed by another young person to ensure the publication is respectful and conveys fairness, togetherness, respect, and love.  Thank you to all the children and youth who sent submissions for the journal. We recognize and greatly appreciate all of the hard work that went into each and every submission. We encourage all of you to keep on doing the amazing things you are doing to make this country one that uplifts both Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, youth, and their families. We look forward to the future with hope for a brighter, better Canada for all. Click here to view the full edition for FREE! Your friends at the Caring Society :)

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Aboriginal Math Symposium

Dear Friends

Registration for this year’s Aboriginal Math Symposium with theme Living Mathematics in Our Communities: Listening to the Land is now open. 

Date: Thursday May 17, 2018 at Sty-Wet-Tan Hall First Nations Longhouse, UBC

Register: https://tinyurl.com/8thAboriginalMathSymposium

Featuring: Dr. Ed Doolittle of First Nations University of Canada will introduce us to Geometries of Liberation in thinking about mathematics, communities and land.

Full program will be available by mid April.

Please visit the Aboriginal Math Network for updates: http://blogs.ubc.ca/aboriginalmathnetwork/

A highlight of the Symposium is sharing by attendees of beginning or ongoing projects that connect math, community and culture. If you have a lesson/project, big or small, please consider sharing your experience so we can learn from/with each other.

Look forward to seeing you in May.

Thank you to our sponsors: First Nations House of Learning, Indigenous Education Institute of Canada, NITEP, Faculty of Education, PIMS, The Actuarial Foundation of Canada, and the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education.

Cheers

Cynthia

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Cynthia Nicol, PhD

Associate Professor

David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education

Faculty of Education | Curriculum & Pedagogy

University of British Columbia | Unceded Musqueam Territory

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