Yus᥆lthut, “To Shine a Light On It” Conference
By Surrey Teachers' Association
Date and time
Fri, Nov 9, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM PST
Location
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
9457 King George Boulevard Surrey, BC V3V 5W4 CanadaRefund Policy
Refunds up to 7 days before event
Description
ABORIGINAL WORLDVIEWS & PERSPECTIVES
FEATURING AUTHORS
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton & Christy Jordan-Fenton
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Bruce Miller
University of British Columbia
"Settler-Indigenous Relations Today"
SHAPE OF THE DAY
8:45 am Traditional Grand Entry
9:05 am Welcoming/Witnessing
9:30 am Keynote: Dr. Bruce Miller
10:30 am Nourishment break
10:45 am Morning Workshops
12:05 pm Lunch break
1:00 pm Afternoon Workshops
2:20 pm Closing
WORKSHOPS
Morning workshops
- Unsettling the BC Curriculum: An Analysis of Multicultural Norms
- Residential school history, Inuvialuit culture, resilience, and more
- Residential School, Surviving, Remembering
- Who Are the Salish?
- Sixties Scoop
- Moving Forward with the Renewed Curriculum
Afternoon workshops
- An Introduction to Place-Based Education in the Renewed Curriculum
- Unsettling the BC Curriculum: An Analysis of Multicultural Norms
- Residential school history, Inuvialuit culture, resilience, and more
- Semiahmoo First Nation History & Governance
- Northwest Coast Button Blankets
- Infusing Aboriginal Content
Full Day workshops
- Cedar Weaving
- Indigenous Medicine Bags & Beading
Organized by
The Surrey Teachers' Association has been in existence since 1941 and is a union of professionals representing approximately 5000 public school teachers in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. All public school teachers in Surrey belong to the BCTF (British Columbia Teachers’ Federation) and their local teachers’ association.