Residential+Schools+Teleconf,+mtgs

4501-50th Ave 3rd Floor Lahm Ridge Tower Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 (mailing address for student surveys...) || john_stewart@learnnet.nt.ca || 867-873-7674 || 867-446-7674 ||
 * =Contact Information:= || e-mail || telephone || cell ||
 * John Stewart - Coordinator - NWT
 * Ken Beardsall- Coordinator- NU || kbeardsall@gov.nu.ca || 867-645-2343 || 705-927-2399 ||
 * Mindy Willett- Writer- in-person contact || mindywillett@gmail.com || 867-873-9873 || 867-444-0924 ||
 * Liz Fowler- Writer- in-person contact || lizfowler@thedge.ca || 867-873-6104 || 867-446-0336 ||
 * Jackie MacLaren - Mental Health Clinician || jpmaclaren@gmail.com || (for pilot teachers only) ||  ||

May 8-10 Yellowknife Face-to-Face Meetings

 * **Agenda for** || **May 8-10 Meetings** ||  ||   ||
 * ==8:30 Tuesday -==

9:00

9:45 10:30

Afternoon

|| Meeting and greeting. Using map - Where are you coming from? (Mindy) Activities on chart paper - Give everyone time to put comments up on each activity ( top 3 - Liz) Explanation of the structure and thinking behind the unit -

Review of Unit - Backgrounder - feedback [will do this later in week] Activity 1 and 2

Groups divide - NWT Berger Launch NU - Archive visit

(Deneze - videographing - interviewing pilot teachers, recording Marie) || Chart paper on walls stickies

Reading resources for teachers- Trina box set of journals (can we get several of these?) Should the order be changed? If so how/what order?/why? Is the overall goal of the unit and it's arc met? (ie; upping the 'parent left behind' piece is there, art, non-Aboriginal role/presence...) What's missing? Structure of the document: Location of BLMs - comments/suggestions Title of unit [in parking lot]

Split into 2 small groups. 30 minutes - share back with whole group. Any additions/comments? [book selection Cover of each book photocopied -vote 'keep/don't keep' on chart paper] Note: Nunavut participants view Museum artifacts at 2:30 || Mindy, John, Ken, Liz

Mindy || 8:30 start
 * ==Evening Activity== || ==John's Place 7:30== || ==89 Morrison - Latham Island 873-6778== ||  ||
 * ==Wednesday==

10:30-noon

12:30-2:30 || Activites 3-4

New Activity proposal(s)

Act 5

Act 6, Act 7 || - Meet with Chairs, Minister, Aboriginal Leadership

Whole group - this is one where we talk about inquiry, historical thinking, CT2 stuff, analyzing images

Split group - 45 minutes as small group, back together 1/2 hour focus on each activity /sharing/suggestions

Parking Lot - on chart papter || Mindy and John

Ken and Liz

John Ken || 8:30
 * ===Evening Activity=== || Launch of Berger Inquiry web-based resource || Panel of speakers at Museum ||  ||
 * ==Thursday==

11:00-noon

3:00

4:00 || Activity 10 +11

Health Canada present -quick intro/overview of what teachers/students experienced (parent letter, what community supports, etc are needed)

Title Assessment Poster/Timeline

What would they have liked to have as an inservice prior to teaching the unit?

Scaling up - Next Steps

Wrapup || Development of criteria review (Act 8 focus)

Some in small groups, especially if time getting tight

Health Canada input || John

Jackie

John || Heritage Fairs Showcase - students showing their projects from 1-4 pm. Pilot teachers very welcome to come to museum to see their work and talk to the kids.
 * Friday- Wednesday |||| Working Group

Friday 9-12:00 Fall Inservice discussion/planning. [Afternoon and evening are Heritage Fairs] Location - 3rd Floor Boardroom, Lahm Ridge Tower (beside Chateau Nova) Saturday 9:00- 3:00 Working session - Background section and Activities

Sunday off

Monday Working Group ||  ||

Chateau Nova – do your own confirming. Reservations will cancel out next week
 * ==Hotel Rooms being held for May meetings== ||
 * Rooms held at

1-877-839-1236 || Ken Res. 21684 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain Jay Res. 21683 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain

Charlene Res. 21682 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain

Laura Res. 21680 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain

George Res. 21681 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain

Frank ‘Sherwood’ Res. 21679 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain

Michelle Res. 21677 created on Mar 30, 2012 by Asombrado, Elain ||

=April 17 Teleconference. 4 PM (Mountain), 5pm Arviat, 6pm (!) Pond Inlet=

Issues? Flags for other pilots who are about to do the lessons you've finished Questions? 1 experience you'd like to share with the group || Location: TBA Logistics: To work out with your school/Board ||
 * ==Dial in Number: 1-866-969-8429== || ==Conference ID # 8863992== ||
 * Agenda ||  ||
 * 4:00 (20 minutes) || Checkin - where are you at in the unit?
 * 4:00 (20 minutes) || Checkin - where are you at in the unit?
 * 4:20 (10 min) || Jackie ||
 * 4:30 (5 min) || Wiki and other communication tools/issues ||
 * 4:35 || Yellowknife Meetings: Dates: May 8-10
 * 4:43 || Two minutes with NWT Berger Pilot teachers ||
 * 4:45 || Next Steps ||

=National, regional and local counselling and support people/numbers= > Health Canada Northern Region: 1-800-464-8106 This is in Whitehorse > and if former students/family want counselling it is coordinated > through this office. || > Joe Pintarics > 867-766-2007 > joepintarics@theedge.ca ||  Kevin Sanguin.  867- 645-2600  ksanguinrankin@gmail.com ||
 * National Crisis Line : || 1-866-925-4419
 * Southern and Central NWT || Healing Drum Society.
 * Kivalliq Region: Arviat ||  Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre,Rankin Inlet
 *  Baffin Region: Qikiqtaaluk region

 Illisaqsivik 867-924-6565 in Clyde River is pending signing their  contribution agreement. They are managing a number of Cultural Support  Workers and took over from Embrace LIfe Council. Embrace Life is now  focusing on suicide prevention so they could be a resource as well ||  Tukisigiarvik: Iqaluit  David Wilman  867-979-2400  dwilman@northwestel.net ||  Bonnie Almon, ED,  867.983.4674 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> balmon@cambridgebay.ca ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Kitikmeot Region: Taloyoak || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Wellness Centre,.

Meeting Logistics

90 minute maximum length
 * First Teleconference : March 27, 4 PM Mountain**

All || Liz - describe Inuktitut/Nunavut versions || John/Ken || Walking through the blue tub (or boxes) Orange kit from Legacy of Hope - 100 Yrs of Loss (2 disks, wall posters and hardware) Teacher Guide 'From Truth to Reconciliation' - 11 activities plus disk Student literature * parental permission needed for some - read descriptions of each book carefully prior to students choosing). Letter to Parents (*see letter attached below) audio and visual files (on disk in binder) || Mindy, Liz,John || When are people available to talk with Liz/Mindy within the next week ||  ||
 * || Agenda Items || Discussion ||  ||
 * 1 || Around the table -where are people from, what's their context ||  || John/Ken
 * 2 || Context of piloting Residential School Unit || Why now, how did this come about, what are we expecting out of this work, why NWT and Nunavut...
 * 3 || Resources for pilot units || Who has received their kit ??
 * 4 || Timelines for Piloting unit || Piloting should be done by May 5 (May 8-10 pilot teacher meetings) || John/Ken ||
 * 5 || Feedback || see wiki page 'Residential Schools Feedback' || John ||
 * 6 || Health Canada supports ||  || Jackie ||
 * 7 || Next steps || Individual calls with support people
 * 8 |||||| Mid-pilot teleconference and checkin April 10, 11, or 12 at 4:00 pm MT ||


 * [[file:RS mapTRC_11x17_2page_update25May2011.pdf]] ||


 * **__Pilot Project: Learning about the History and Legacy of Residential Schools__**

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Your child will be studying and learning about the history and legacy of residential schools in the Northern Studies 10 this semester. We want you to be aware of this.

The North had the highest percentage of students who attended residential schools in all of Canada. We know that attending the residential school has had a tremendous impact on the lives of many people in our community and believe that exploring the issue is an important piece in allowing our young people to move towards a healthier future.

We are aware that this may affect some community members and have put supports in place in case you or any other community member may need them as we begin on this journey. If you have any concerns, or if issues arise for you or your family through this process please come and see me so that we can support you, or call one of the numbers listed below.

Please sign and return this so we know that you are aware of what your child is studying and that they may have questions that they will want to discuss with you as they begin to study the legacy of residential schools in our territory.

Signature of parent/guardian

Thank you

Contact people in the community:

Trained support people outside the community are available at: (phone numbers) ||