Cree Pedagogy with Angelina Weenie and Doreen Oakes

This is from pîkiskwêwin is an Indigenous language podcast project funded by the Government of Canada and the First Nations University of Canada.

"This podcast is based on Dance Your Style: Cree Pedagogy, recently co-authored by Dr Weenie. It outlines how Indigenous people can successfully advance Indigenous knowledge in education and research. The book analyses the various roles of First Nations communities and Elders in making space for Indigenous knowledge in universities. Dr. Weenie holds a BEd (1979), BA (1989) in English, postgraduate diploma (1996) in Indian and Northern Education, and MEd (2002), all from the University of Saskatchewan, and a PhD (2010) in Education from the University of Regina." (pîkiskwêwin, 2024)

Episode 1 - In this first episode, Dr. Angelina Weenie discusses the lessons in her book about the importance of learning how to teach with Cree cultural perspectives.

Episode 2 - In this episode, Angelina talks about the importance of learning form her mother and grandparents, and how teaching others about the Cree culture and way of life have helped form her career as an educator. 

Episode 3 - In this episode, Angelina discusses the role that First Nations University of Canada played in teaching all Indigenous cultures and languages, with special attention to her own experience and Cree heritage.

Episode 4 - In this episode, Angelina discusses the Mother Earth Teaching shared by Elders at cultural camps. She talks about the importance of children learning these teachings and how cultural camps can teach university students how to teach these lessons. 

Episode 5 - In this episode, Angelina continues the conversation about the importance of cultural camps within the bachelor of education program in the First Nations University of Canada. 

Episode 6 - In this episode, Angelina discusses how her book came to be, and how it is a demonstration of the importance of different cultural experiences and backgrounds. She wanted to share the experiences of different students and colleagues of hers.