Indigenous Skills is a celebration of traditional skills, knowledge, culture and history.
Workshops developed by Kaska-Tlingit artist Dean Heron focus on the sharing of traditional skills from Elders and local experts to First Nations youth and their educators. Providing relevance to careers in the contemporary skilled trades is also incorporated into the workshop curriculum.
Educator & Community-Based Workshops
In collaboration with local knowledge keepers and artisans, Indigenous Skills workshops feature community-based, hands-on wood projects that utilize local knowledge.
These workshops are produced in a ‘Masterclass’ format and will enable educators to follow step-by-step processes to creating traditional wood-based projects, all the while learning and enquiring about local traditional knowledge and methods.
Each workshop introduces contemporary and traditional tool use for all skill levels, from beginner to intermediate.
Indigenous Skills workshops provide opportunities to:
- Create meaningful conversations through creativity that inspires a community-based project with local knowledge
- Explore Indigenous Skills: Wood Innovations workbook
- Assess and aid in the development of the safe practice of the use of various tools
- Review project steps and contribute to new extension challenges and ideas
- Make connections to ADST & cross-curricular learning standards
- Take part in sparking creativity through hands on learning
Meet The Team Leading This Project
Dean Heron
Allison Ainsley
Justin Young
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