Cree Pedagogy

Angelina Weenie is an Associate Professor at First Nations University of Canada. Willie Ermine is an Professor Emeritus with the First Nations University of Canada.Kevin Lewis is a nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) instructor, researcher, and writer. Ida Swan is currently working as a Sessional Lecturer at the First Nations University of Canada. Mary Sasakamoose is a PhD student at the University of Regina. Her Masters degree is from the University of Saskatchewan. Jeffery Cappo is a First Nations educator in Regina, Saskatchewan. Deanna Pelletier is an Indigenous Advocate with the Regina Public School System.

• AcknowledgementsPrefacePart I: Cree PedagogyChapter 1: "You've Been Given A Gift"Chapter 2: First Nations Language PedagogyChapter 3: Traditional Northern Elder Perspectives on Knowledge, Language, Land, and CultureChapter 4: Dance Your StylePart II: askiy kiskinohmakewina: Earth TeachingsChapter 5: The Philosophy of Land-Based EducationChapter 6: Steps in Creating a Successful Cree Immersion Land-Based ProgramChapter 7: kiskinwahamātowin: Learning and Teaching TogetherChapter 8: Medicine Walk To My IdentityPart III: wāsēyāw: The PathwayChapter 9: Exploring the Culture Camp Approach in First Nations EducationChapter 10: Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture CampsChapter 11: maskihkiw māmitonēyihcikan: Medicine ThinkingChapter 12: okīmaw- wihtwāwin: The GiveawayAuthor Biographies

Dance Your Style provides a muchneeded dialogue and exemplars on the importance of Indigenous cultural teachings and language revitalization. The inseparability of language and culture is evidenced in the words of the Elders, educators, and researchers." - Jennifer Markides, Indigenous Education, Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Curriculum and Learning, and Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary