Jody Alexander, Vice-Principal FNMI Education, Ottawa-Carleton DSB and community advisor Pikwakanagan First Nation discusses the unsurrendered lands of the Algonquins.

To support ongoing efforts to acknowledge traditional territory in work environments in Ontario, Christina Ruddy, Operations Manager, The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre, Omamiwinini Pimadjwowin, shares a document she finds helpful from the Ontario Federation of Labour.

Welcome to session three of the four-part learning series, Supporting Indigenous Students in Mathematics. We hope that the learning journey shared throughout this series supports you in your local context working with First Nation, Métis and Inuit partners in supporting community goals, as well as those shared regarding the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Using designs created after Session 2, we ask participants to explore different kinds of mathematical thinking - in Task 1 proportional reasoning and in Task 2, 2-D transformations.

This introductory video explores the pedagogy that emerged through the collaborative learning of the research team from an Indigenous and Western perspective.

Jody reflects on the connections between what happened in the classroom and her own childhood learning experiences.

Christina Ruddy, reflects on the importance of relationships in supporting community members to feel comfortable in educational settings and assuming a "co-leadership" role.

Pam Agawa, FNMI Curriculum Coordinator, York Region DSB, reflects on the experience of implementing the beading project at a federal First Nation community school and then a provincial school in the public system. Pam speaks to the importance and role of allies, cultural readiness, and next steps for those in the public system who want to engage in collaborative work with community. The beading project was shared by the research team from Eganville/ Pikwakanagan, and explored through the local context, stories and relationships of members of The Chippawas of Georgian Island, and First Nation and non-Indigenous educators of Wabgoon School and York Region DSB.

Heather Lett, Grade 3 Teacher Eganville and District Public School, shares her personal experiences and reflections as a member of the research team.

Jody Alexander, Vice-Principal FNMI Education, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and community of Pikwakanagan project advisor, discusses cultural appropriation. Jody reminds us to be mindful in work involving Indigenous knowledge and culture. Doing the work in a good way means working in partnership - partnerships built on respect and reciprocity. As a research team we continually revisit and reflect as a safe guard against cultural appropriation. We ask you to spend a few minutes of reflection at the end of each session so that you too can go forward in a good way.