Congratulation to all the LTF Winners
First Place: Sidney Harper
Second Place: Marley Leveque
Third Place: Sophia Hayden
Honourable Mentions
Community Map
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Honouring Educational Achievement
Are you a First Nation student with a passion for education? Do you dream of igniting your future through academic pursuit? The Lighting the Fire Scholarship is here to recognize and celebrate your dedication to learning.
Purpose:
At the Resource Centre, we believe that education is a powerful tool for empowerment and transformation, and we are committed to supporting students on their journey towards academic excellence. The Lighting the Fire Scholarship honors the pursuit of education among First Nation students from communities serviced by the Resource Centre and/or MFNSS.
Selection Process:
Selection for the Lighting the Fire Scholarship will be conducted through a random draw of all those who apply to each category. Our goal is to be inclusive of all applicants without judgment, ensuring equal opportunity for all eligible students, who apply.
Important Dates:
📅 Lighting the Fire Dates: May 8-10, 2024
📆 Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be First Nation a student from communities serviced by the Resource Centre and/or MFNSS.
- Candidates must provide proof of First Nation status (status card or letter).
- Applicants are required to submit a biography.
- Proof of post-secondary acceptance (letter) and/or confirmation from attending school confirming graduation (letter, email, verbal) is necessary for applicable scholarships.
- Resource Centre and MFNSS staff are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.
- Post-Bac, Masters, and PhD students are not eligible.
Award Categories & Process:Â
- Grade 12: Four awards at $500 each
- Mature High School Diploma: Four awards at $500 each
Students attending post-secondary institutions:
- 1 Year Certificate: Two awards at $1000 each
- 2 Year Diploma: Two awards at $1000 each
- 3-5 Year bachelor’s degree: Two awards at $1000 each
How to Apply:
To apply for the Lighting the Fire Scholarship, please submit your application to scholarships@mfnerc.com before the deadline. Be sure to include all required documents and information outlined in the eligibility criteria.
Niigaan Inaabidaa (Let’s Look to the Future)
Participating schools are to register students and designated chaperones. Please complete the attached registration form and fax to 1-204-427-2398 or email josephineh@mfnss.com or pearlhenry@live.ca
Anticipated Outcomes
Students will:
- Have an opportunity to come together to share their gift of dance
- Learn about powwow protocols
- Engage in networking and relationship building
- Learn about their history and identity as Indigenous
Travel, Accommodations, Meals, Logistics, Etc.
- All schools will be responsible for their own travel arrangements and other accommodations.
- Lodging can be at school gym, but there are also hotels in Morris, Altona, and Letellier.
Registration Process
- Please confirm your school’s participation by completing the registration form. You can fax the forms to 1-204-427-2398 or email josephineh@mfnss.com or pearlhenry@live.ca
Program for Friday, May 19, 2023
| 10:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 11:00 a.m. | Grand Entry |
| 12:00 a.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Dancer Categories |
| Jingle | |
| Grass | |
| Boy’s Traditional | |
| Girl’s Traditional | |
| Boy’s Chicken | |
| Girl’s Fancy | |
| Boy’s Fancy | |
| Friendship Dance | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Retire staffs |
Check out our first episode of Bangii’eta Anishinaabemodaa: Let’s Speak a Little Ojibwe. Available where you listen to your podcasts.
The goal is to learn Anishinaabe through speaking with everyday conversations. Join Judy Doolittle as she mentors a group of second language speakers. They will share their successes and challenges with learning the language as they grow to be confident speakers. This podcast will allow people to follow along and learn by repetition and conversational skits.
Episode 1 – Learning Formal Introductions
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/bangiieta…/id1676336863
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lphjRGHyN5KmdNEDKNlst
Episode 2 – Awegonen ekidowaad nagishkodaadiwaad?
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bangiieta-anishinaabemodaa/id1676336863
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lphjRGHyN5KmdNEDKNlst
Episode 3 – Awegonen ekidowaad anamikodaadiwaad?
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bangiieta-anishinaabemodaa/id1676336863?i=1000608734239
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cCq1W5KGlmFS2LERklDtX?si=k14UjH1sQmydsBa7pQKgyA&dd=1
Episode 4 – Indinawemaaganag Gizhaweniminin
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-indinawemaaganag-gizhaweniminin/id1676336863?i=1000611059155
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Yqe0oPzqJCAHu2xbX5npb?si=2NLqjv0bSj6rmrNKDRWKVg
Episode 5 – Ji-izhichigeyin
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-5-ji-izhichigeyin/id1676336863?i=1000617319733
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ADRdBBkZVfQBnVMaQazhA?si=_oX7NujuQkWqyohugzRABQ
Episode 6 – Aaniin ezhichigeyin?
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-6b-aaniin-ezhichigeyin/id1676336863?i=1000650774092
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1y8Qwq4S1ylxf5mK6iKLpa?si=WqvN5lf9RdC6naqfJBWqLQ
This podcast supports language learning for students for continuation of their language acquisition. In this podcast, parents and community members are invited to learn Anishinaabemowin to support their children’s language learning. This podcast provides a link that will allow caregivers to learn the language on their own time thereby bringing language into the home.
The purpose of MALS is to promote, revitalize, and retain the Aboriginal Languages in Manitoba based on ancestral knowledges of our Grandparents. Understanding the connectedness of generations and the importance of Indigenous languages teach us who we are as a people. Language ensures a strong connection from the past to the present in a positive way. Our land is where our language is learned and we as Indigenous people need to learn beyond the walls of a classroom.
Keynote speakers and workshop sessions for this symposium will focus on promoting, revitalizing, and maintaining Indigenous languages throughout Manitoba, and other provinces. Individual sessions may include, but are not limited to:
• Indigenous writing systems
• Teaching language in the digital age
• Language apps
• Teacher apprenticeships & Indigenous language immersion programming
• Local initiatives and best practices
• Sharing research and policy related to Indigenous languages
• Grandparents and our languages
• Teaching Indigenous languages
• Community based Indigenous language programs
• Language and the land
• Language program models
• Language resources
• Stories, songs, and teachings
Memberships and representatives consists of Grandparents from each of the Manitoba Languages groups, and representatives of leaders from the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) education organizations, provincial school divisions and post-secondary institutes.
If you would like additional information about the conference, please email: symposium.mals@gmail.com
Registration & Workshop Abstract Form
You’re invited to the Annual Seasonal Land-Based Youth Education Gathering being held in Pinaymootang First Nation from February 27 – March 2, 2023.
Interested schools can download the information package which includes:
- Information package and School Registration
- 3-day tentative agenda
- Technical Package
- Travel, Accommodations, Meals, Logistics Information
- Registration Form
- Audio Visual Consent Form
- Student and Chaperone List
- Poster
If you would like to participate in the event please fax your registration form by February 10, 2023 and we will confirm the schools by February 20, 2023. Should you have any questions please call or email Nicole Fontaine at nicolef@mfner.com phone: 204-594-1290.