THIS IS HOW WE KEEP OURSELVES

A MONTIORING PROCESS TO GUIDE TRADITONAL DECISION MAKING AND VISIONING

VISION: To collaboratively create the beginnings of an Educators toolkit that provides fundamental information about the First Nations people of Canada. My responsibility will be to create

a website that will be imbedded into the Prezzi for educators to use as a resource. We acknowledge there is no definite end to First Nation issues, research and teachings and felt it was
imperative to have a living Resource Centre for our audience.
Short term as this evolves over time we are striving to have our Queens community post any relevant resources they discover during their academic journey and will be welcomed to
utilize the website in module projects or reports. In addition, I will be narrowing my research into Iroquois and Algonquian clan systems within these two Nations and the relevance they
have to teaching First Nation content.

TIME PERIOD:

July August 2015

Guidelines and Tasks

What needs to
be done?
Discussion

Monitoring: Self- evaluation as we progress

Framework

What is going to be unique

Has it
been
done?

When
was/will it
be done?

Who can
support
this?

What else do we
need?

What is the consensus?

What next?

Create a comprehensive

Research and

group. Decisions

presentation that includes

sourcing

we going to do that is

about 3rd person

information on the local

different from the rest? What

joining our group.

Indigenous Community in

July 28th

about our toolkit? What are

needs are we going to meet?

Leah

Yes

Has an
Elder been
consulted?

Feedback from PME

Yes

Amy and

Have we
all had a
say?

Vision and Implementation

Hamilton. This will address the

need for local Educators seeking
support, content or guidance
when delivering curriculum that
includes Indigenous
histories/realities.

Adapted from http://www.inpaspages.com/strategic-objectives-worksheet/

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Research

What is out there that

Ongoing

August

answers our questions? How

Amy and
Leah

Yes

Create a survey to

Gather best practices from prior

poll classmates?

lectures, course content and

does it differ from what we

presentations. Consult academics

want to do? Does it meet the

in the field. Identify gaps, barriers,

need of the goal? How can

issues and cultural competency in

we make it more

the delivery of Indigenous

comprehensive for a broad

content. Consider personal

audience? Can it be

experience, student experience,

incorporated on our resource

and professional experience.

Sourcing and layout

list? Can it be used in our

Prezi and within our
wesbsite?
Sourcing

Videos, articles, papers,

Ongoing

August

websites, blogs, Twitter,

Amy and

Consolidate a list of resources to

Layout and create

Leah

be used on the website and in the

image catalogue

Facebook

Prezi. Review all the materials

and make decisions about what
we can use. Consult with each
other to ensure flow, connectivity
and relations between each
platform is consistent. Finalize
images to use in catalogue.

Layout

Select Weebly layout and

In

images that are consistent

with the design and look of

August 10

Leah to

Come together for

Weebly will have a blog of my

progres

consult

final decisions and

journey, 2 Main pages of

layout with

inclusions on the 2

Language Families, locations of

Adapted from http://www.inpaspages.com/strategic-objectives-worksheet/

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our combined project.

Amy

platforms.

Nations today and a visual

dictionary of commonly used
imagery associated with First
Nations people and the clans
systems. In addition there will be
a living resource Centre for
Educators.

Create Clan

Develop comprehensive chart

In

By August

Leah

Historical origins of

Ensure all resources are

system chart

to include traditional images

process

13th

the Clan system.

reputable and broad in spectrum.

with

of clans. To ensure accuracy

Sources will be scrutinized and

responsibilities

and inclusion of Clans,

consulted by both Leah and Amy.

of each clan

consultation will be provided

within Algonquin

by an Elder.

and Iroquois
Nations.
Consultations

Indigenous content can never

No

August

Community,

Reach out to as many Elders and

Bibliography/

be finite, black and white, or

Elders,

community members as possible.

Acknowledge-ments

permanent. Our stories shape

Leah, Amy,

Give a mock presentation to

the knowledge we carry and

Colleagues,

colleagues, family members and

therefore the knowledge we

Peers

Elders. Ask PME classmates for

share. Indigenous content

can have many perspectives
and we make it as
comprehensive as possible
by gathering as many
perspectives as we can.

Adapted from http://www.inpaspages.com/strategic-objectives-worksheet/

feedback prior to final due date.

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A MONTIORING PROCESS TO GUIDE TRADITONAL DECISION MAKING AND VISIONING

Bibliography/

Acknowledge the people who

Acknowledgments

No

August

Amy for

Collaborate on the list of sources

contributed to our project.

Prezi

to ensure proper

Give tobacco to Elders for

support

acknowledgment

their wisdom. List all sources

Leah for

in a bibliography.

Website

How are we doing today?

July 28

Agreed on overall goal.

August
rd
3
August
th
6
August
th
7

Discussed revision of goal. Initial idea was too broad for time
frame.
Confirmed with Kerri that she will complete her own goal and not
join our project.
Streamlined content of Prezi and overall layout of Website

Complete!!

Reflections

Adapted from http://www.inpaspages.com/strategic-objectives-worksheet/

Narrowing down what to focus on was difficult as there are so many considerations that must take place when introducing
Indigenous content. In order to make this relevant to most educators we had to consider what is the most sourced out
knowledge when we are asked to advise, what are people afraid to ask and what will help THEM narrow down where to
begin.
Creating a calendar for the SRL in addition to module responsibilities was a task I wish I had considered earlier as I can now
visually see the work that still needs to be completed and upcoming deadlines.