Innu Curriculum

The CURA project facilitated a five-day workshop on Innu language curriculum in Goose Bay, Labrador.

This workshop would not have been possible without the assistance of the following institutions:

• The Department of Education (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)

• The Labrador School Board

• The Labrador Institute (Memorial University)

• Peenamin McKenzie School

Participants and Visitors:

• 18 Innu school teachers, classroom assistants and staff from Sheshatshiu

• three representatives from Natuashish including two Innu classroom assistants

• CURA Principal Investigator Dr. Marguerite MacKenzie and Research Assistant Leanna Brinson

• two members of L’institut culturel et éducatif montagnais, Yvette Mollen and Marie Jourdain (Couture)

• two educational consultants from the Cree School Board, Lucy Shem and Ethel Blackned

• Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, Director of Education, Kanani Penashue

• two representatives from the Department of Education (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador), John Phillips (Program Development Specialist, Aboriginal Education) and Smita Joshi (Manager of Curriculum and Learning Resources)

• Director of Education, Labrador School Board, Cindy Fleet

• Peenamin McKenzie School Principal, Randy Jarvis

• Program Specialist, Labrador School Board, Scott Hapgood

• Assisstant Director of Programs, Labrador School Board, Henry Windeler

Topics addressed:

• An overview of the social studies curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 2

• Instructional strategies

• Building a unit activity

• Student evaluation

• How to make a book

• Common Spelling

Photos from the workshop appear below.