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N O I T A NIZ O L DECO The Faculty of Education has been involved in decolonizing activities throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. In late August, at the Fall Faculty Seminar, faculty and staff participated in the Kairos Blanket Exercise led by Dr. Michael Cappello and Dr. Shauneen Pete. Faculty and staff, then, engaged in an Indigenous Expressive Art Therapy activity led by Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose, which resulted in the Shared Responsibility Tree: Branches of Reconciliation. Our Faculty welcomed Elders- in-Residence Alma Poitras and Noel Starblanket, who have guided faculty in indigenizing pedagogy, research, and practices. _____________________ ty The Faculty of Education participated in the Treaty 4 Gathering on September 12, hosting a discussion, led by Dr. Michael Cappello, Dr. Shauneen Pete, and Dr. Brenda Anderson (Luther) on redressing the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and the empowerment of women. It was a moving evening of stories, tears, challenges, and brainstorming. an d st a ff p arti cip a te i n t h e B Education students in several programs visited the site of the former Lebret/ Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School, to remember and commemorate those who attended residential schools. Arts Education students participated in the Treaty 4 Gathering activities with Grade 8 Bert Fox Community High School students. ______________________ On October 1, over 300 teachers and preservice teachers gathered on a Saturday for #TreatyEdCamp 2.0. Regina hip-hop artist and journalist Brad Bellegard brought the keynote presentation, "Rap as the New Buffalo: The Role of Hip Hop in Indigenous Education," following a lunch of soup and bannock (provided by Scott Collegiate). View Brad's keynote at http://www2.uregina.ca/education/news/ treatyedcamp-keynote-brad-bellegarde/ os UR S.T.A.R.S. Katia Hildebrandt, Meagan Dobson, and Raquel Bellefleur co-organized the second annual #treatyedcamp with the help of many volunteers and with financial support from the Faculty of Education and the Aboriginal Student Centre (View online photo album by clicking here). _______________________ e wi th Sh ar e d R e sp o n sib litiy On October 21, Métis author Chelsea Vowel (Indigenous Writes) presented a keynote on "Reconciliation in the Time of Pipelines" at the Social Justice and Anti-Racist/ Anti-Oppressive Forum on Education (SAFE) Conference 2016 for faculty and students. Dr. Val Mulholland, Dr. Michael Cappello, and Wanneta Martin participated in planning this jointly sponsored event. _______________________ Education students learned about decolonizing education in their classes: Dr. Gale Russell's math students crafted some Indigenous games of chance; Dr. Twyla Salm's students studied ways of decolonizing Health Education and examined White privilege; Dr. Anna-Leah King's students heard from Alanis King, an Odawa playwright, director and educator originally from the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, and the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from the National Theatre School of Canada; and drama education students explored the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, supported by Elder-in-Residence Alma Poitras and Elder Brenda Dubois, in Dr. Sara Schroeter's drama education course. E ld e r- in -R e sid e n ce A l m a P Page 6