The Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) at McGill receives investment from Rideau Hall Foundation / Fondation Rideau Hall as part of a $13.2M investment in seven Indigenous-led and teacher education programs.
Published on: 29 Feb 2024
Members of McGill's leadership including the Faculty of Education’s Associate Dean of Academics, Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman, were hosted by the Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke on November 22, 2023 for a day of learning and collaboration.
“What a fantastic experience it was to be part of the day of learning at the longhouse,” Dr. Smith-Gilman reported. Apart from her role as Associate Dean, Dr. Smith-Gilman’s academic career has largely involved Early Childhood Education and Indigenous Education.
Published on: 5 Feb 2024
Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) student, Esther Elizabeth Tooma, was featured by CBC as being part of an all-female team that finished in second place at the Quebec Aboriginal Firefighters Competition last week. Tooma, a certificate student slated to graduate after the Summer 2024 Semester, only started training last year for the firefighter competition held in Listuguj, Quebec.
Published on: 9 Aug 2023
On behalf of the members of McGill Faculty of Education, we mourn the tragic loss of 215 Indigenous children who were found in a mass grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Today, McGill lowers its flags in recognition of this tragedy, and we at the Faculty echo the sentiments of the McGill Provost. As our academics, staff, students, and alumni grieve together, we also stand together in support of our Indigenous community members.
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Published on: 31 May 2021
"'A huge class': McGill graduates 40 students from Indigenous language and literacy program", gushed a recent CBC article by Susan Bell and Betsy Longchap, posted November 26, 2018.
The article centers on graduates of the certificate in Indigenous language and literacy education, a 30-credit program offered in the Cree communities over three years through a partnership between the Cree School Board and the Faculty of Education's Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE).
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Published on: 6 Dec 2018
The Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke and McGill launched the first-ever Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) First Nations and Inuit Education (FNIE) program to be given in the community of Kahnawà:ke, on August 20.
It’s a labour of love between McGill’s Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) in the Faculty of Education, and the Kahnawà:ke Education Centre (KEC). It’s also in line with McGill’s Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education.
Published on: 20 Aug 2018
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Published on: 7 May 2018
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq (Kativik School Board) recently posted an interview with Ulaayu Pilurtuut, who received a B.Ed for Certified Teachers in December 2017 through the Teacher Training program offered by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq in conjunction with our Office of First Nations and Inuit Education
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Published on: 8 Mar 2018
Aziz Choudry publishes review of Irene Watson's "Indigenous People as Subjects of International Law"
Aziz Choudry has published a review of Irene Watson's recent book Indigenous People as Subjects of International Law (Routledge, 2017).
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Published on: 9 Feb 2018
Kathleen J. Wootton (BEd (Elem) 1985, MA (Ed. Leadership) 2002), Chairperson of the Cree School Board, was among four Cree leaders featured in a recent article written by The Nation Magazine's Amy German.
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Published on: 9 Feb 2018
