Over 400 attended #TreatyEdCamp 3.0
Photo credits for photos posted to Twitter: Brenna Pacholko, UR S.T.A.R.S., Amy Martin, Claire Kreuger, Ms. Olson, Sarah Reimer, Vanier Treaty 4, Maytlind Mallo, Bill Cook, Raquel Bellefleur.
UR S.T .A.R.S. organized the third annual
#TreatyEdCamp, professional development
for teachers and preservice teachers, with
over 400 educators voluntarily attending
this year. The organizers brought in
local area Chiefs to speak about Treaty
Education, as well as teachers and Elders
who spoke about different aspects of Treaty
Education. The support the #TreatyEdCamp
receives allows UR S.T.A.R.S. to offer the
camp free of charge. New this year was a
special preconference speaker, Edmund
Bellegarde, Tribal Chief File Hills Qu’Appelle
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Tribal Council, who presented on the
evening of October 20, 2017, as well as
joining a panel including Michael Starr,
Reila Bird, Sarah Longman, and Joanna
Landry. On October 21, Elder Alma Poitras
started the camp in a good way, offering
prayer. Keynote Charlene Bearhead
spoke on keeping the truth in truth and
reconciliation. Participants had multiple
choices for concurrent sessions throughout
the day. Participants could purchase and
enjoy a bannock burger, made available
for lunch by Scott Collegiate High School.
Organizer Katia Hildebrandt says, “We
are looking forward to hosting the 4th
TreatyEdCamp in the fall of 2018, and
we would love to see more Faculty of Ed
profs and instructors participating and/or
offering sessions. As well, we received a lot
of positive feedback about the open-space
conversations held during the afternoon
at the last event, so we are planning to
include those again in the fall.”
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