Celebrating the Local, Negotiating the School:
Symposium on English Language and Literacy
in Aboriginal Communities
November 7-8, 2008
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Across Canada, Aboriginal students are graduating from high school, succeeding in postsecondary institutions, and negotiating the two worlds of local community and school. Through funding provided by the Canadian Council on Learning and the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre (ABLKC), we are hosting an invitational symposium that will explore how Aboriginal students negotiate the English language in their schooling. Specifically, the symposium will encourage dialogue between academics and practitioners on the nature and place of standard English and local variants in the school.
The symposium will include an opening reception on the evening of November 6, 2008 and a banquet on the evening of November 7 at the Radisson hotel. Sessions will be held on November 7 and 8 at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Transportation to and from the park, nutrition breaks, and lunches will be provided. A more detailed agenda will be provided at a later date.
contact aerc@usask.ca for registration questions
Presentation Abstracts and DRAFT Papers:
Aboriginal Educators Discuss Recognizing, Reclaiming and Revitalizing Their MultiCompetences in Heritage/English Language Usage to Promote Aboriginal Students Success in Formal Education.
Marlene R. Atleo, Ph.D. Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
Laara Fitznor, Ph.D. Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
Recognizing Aboriginal English as a Dialect in Curriculum: Advancing Aboriginal Students’ Academic Successes
Lorna Fadden, Métis, Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University
Jenna LaFrance, Métis, M.Ed., Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Lips’ Ink: Cree Writings of the Oral in Canada
Susan Gingell, Ph.D. Department of English, University of Saskatchewan
Educator Language Bias and Indigenous English in Saskatchewan Schools: Practices for Interacting with Pre-service Educator Belief Systems
Andrea Sterzuk, Ph.D. Language and Literacy Education, University of Regina
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