We invite you to join us over the course of the seasons to explore land-based seasonal and cultural activities with Moving in the Ways of the People for Educators.
Led by Elders and Knowledge Keepers, our work begins in ceremony, on the land, in keeping with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh traditional ways of knowing. Over the course of the year, we’ll work with cedar to carve paddles, while we build a community of local practitioners and post-secondary instructors through relationship and knowledge sharing.
Join Sḵwx̱wú7mesh scholar, educator and community practitioner Dr. Denise Findlay, Tselkxáliya, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh elders and knowledge carriers for a unique year-long immersive learning experience on the unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Peoples.
Moving Together In the Ways of the People is a program developed specifically for those working in post-secondary education who seek meaningful and practical ways to move ethically and relationally towards reconciliation, through the processes of decolonization and Indigenization.
This distinctly Sḵwx̱wú7mesh cultural experience takes place over four seasons and includes land-based experiential learning.
Each season is followed by one community of practice sessions where participants will receive supplementary resources and be engaged in professional learning discussion with peers facilitated by Dr. Findlay and her colleagues.
The seasonal land-based learning experiences are 2 days each and will centre around seasonal Sḵwx̱wú7mesh land-based cultural teachings and learning.
Program Information
As a participant you will:
- Experience the sacredness of ceremony and encounter the pedagogical power of gathering together in ritual
- Cultivate the capacity to listen with your whole being while taking part in land-based and hands-on learning, guided by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh knowledge carriers and elders.
- Enter circles of deep dialogue, opening your heart to conversations on decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation in post-secondary education.
- Lean into contemplative and Indigenous teachings, exploring theories and practices that cultivate presence, wisdom, and relational responsibility.
- Articulate your own commitments creating change whether that be in the classroom, community, or beyond.
- Continue the journey in kinship, joining follow-up online community of practice gatherings and receive resources that nourish continued learning.
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Pricing
Cost: $2495 for eight Professional Development Days and four community of practice sessions.
- Included in the cost is:
Breakfast & Lunch (dietary restrictions can be accommodated) - Dedicated digital learning space for collaborative resource sharing
- All materials for activities
- Participants will carve a cedar paddle