Indigenous

To learn from the land - To build relationships - To walk in two worlds - Together

Indigenous Learning Team

The NLPS Indigenous Learning Team is dedicated to creating a meaningful and successful learning experience for all Indigenous students while also supporting the greater learning community in continuing and strengthening our value and respect of Indigenous cultures, histories, knowledge, languages, skills and people as an integral part of our learning.

If you have any questions or or concerns please reach out to the school-based staff members at your school or other relevant district staff members.

Meet the Team!

NLPS District Indigenous Learning Team Members

Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ Teachers/ Elders in Residence

Indigenous Learning Outreach Workers

School-Based Staff

Indigenous Learning Support Teachers

Indigenous Culture and Student Support Workers

Indigenous Culture and student Support Workers are staffed at each school. Please contact the school or Patti McCarthy for contact information.

hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ phrase of the week

Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools are excited to launch a new series featuring a Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ phrase of the week. These phrases have been provided by the Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ teachers of NLPS to share with educators, students and the larger community so that we can continue our learning journey together with the language of the land. Click on the images to play a short video clip and hear each phrase.

Full Play list on YouTube

Greetings and Farewells

Taking Care

Land Acknowledgements

Everyday Tasks

Adventures of k̓wek̓wt̓un̓

Hi! My name is K̓wek̓wt̓un̓. My name has a special meaning in hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, it means “Little mouse”. I am trying to learn hul̓q̓umín̓um̓. Will you join me on my adventures to learn words in hul̓q̓umín̓um̓?

snuxwulh

More colours!

Colours

Welcome! – nuw̓ílum

Salish Weave

Salish Weave in NLPS

The Salish Weave collection was donated to NLPS by the University of Victoria. Each piece of Coast Salish art tells it’s own story which can be embedded into any subject area to help form a rich learning experience for students.

The collection has been divided into themes with various pieces and activities. To take a closer look, please click here. The collection can be signed out to schools via the Indigenous Education Collection in Destiny. To order, please contact districtcollections@sd68.bc.ca.