First Nations
Plans began this year to organize the construction of a community smokehouse. Students researched smoke houses, consulted elders and worked collaboratively and creatively towards the initial designs. The project is slated to begin early next year and will provide a tremendous multi-disciplinary “Film shows youth views of native school learning experience. survivors” CBC News, June 29, 2011 ht t p: // w w w.cb c .c a / news /c a n ad a / nor t h / stor y/2 011 /0 6 /29/trc-inuv ik-youth-f ilm. html?ref=rss
In the News
“Feds ‘Changed All the Rules’ for BC Aboriginal School Funding” Katie Hyslop (The Tyee), June 29, 2011 http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/06/29/AbSchoolFunding/ “Nisga’a Divided on Treaty’s Benefits” John Crawford, June 29, 2011 Also, the students got a chance to head out into h t t p : / / w w w . c j f w . c a / N e w s / S t o r y . the community and attend several important aspx?ID=1450191 events. They attended the aboriginal voices seminar at the civic center, Aboriginal day in Ft. Rupert, a Lahal tournament hosted “Self-government has been a mixed by PHSS and the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw blessing:A study has found the Nisga’a Elementary school’s Yayuma (play potlatch) have problems with nepotism, but deliver and were able to witness the skinning of a deer services better” during hunting season through the Aboriginal Ian Smith (Vancouver Sun) June 28, 2011 Role Model Program. These are just a few of http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Colu the many rich and rewarding experiences that mn+Self+government+been+mixed+blessi were had at Eke Me-Xi this year. ng/5014256/story.html#ixzz1QnVpxf1F Eke-Me Xi has followed in its ordinary course by providing students with caring and well “Unlikely commission will actually name rounded social and learning environments. causes of salmon decline” Christie Blatchford (Postmedia News) June 27, 2011 http://www.canada.com/Unlikely+commissio n+will+actually+name+causes+salmon+decli ne/5013950/story.html “Texting ‘may help save world’s languages’” Herald Sun, July 1, 2011 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breakingnews/texting-may-help-save-worlds-languages/ story-e6frf7jx-1226083795017 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations Yo! News - 07/05/11 Page 8