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[[File:Charlene Bearhead.jpg|thumb|Charlene Bearhead]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Charlene Bearhead''' is an educator, author,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Charlene Bearhead {{!}} Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press |url=https://www.portageandmainpress.com/Contributors/B/Bearhead-Charlene |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=www.portageandmainpress.com}}</ref> and Indigenous education advocate. She was the first educational lead for the [[University of Manitoba]]'s [[National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Conversations about well being|work=The Learning Exchange|url=https://thelearningexchange.ca/projects/conversations-about-well-being}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Bearhead grew-up in [[Drayton Valley|Drayton |
Bearhead grew-up in [[Drayton Valley|Drayton Valley, Alberta.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.draytonvalleywesternreview.com/2014/06/30/acknowledging-a-dark-part-of-our-past|title=Acknowledging a dark part of our past|date=2014-06-30|work=Drayton Valley Western Review|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a mother, grandmother, and educator with decades of experience in the educator sector.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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She received a degree in education from the [[University of Alberta]] in 1985. Bearhead holds teaching certificates for both [[Alberta]] and [[Manitoba]]. She has taught for [[Parkland School Division No. 70|Parkland School Division]] and [[Calgary Board of Education|Calgary School District]] in Alberta and [[Louis Riel School Division|St. Vital School Division]] in Manitoba. She was principal of Paul First Nation School and has served as superintendent of education for the [[Paul Band|Paul First Nation]]. She founded Mother Earth's Children's Charter School in [[Wabamun, Alberta|Wabamun]] in 2003 and served as its first principal. Bearhead helped establish |
She received a degree in education from the [[University of Alberta]] in 1985. Bearhead holds teaching certificates for both [[Alberta]] and [[Manitoba]]. She has taught for [[Parkland School Division No. 70|Parkland School Division]] and [[Calgary Board of Education|Calgary School District]] in Alberta and [[Louis Riel School Division|St. Vital School Division]] in Manitoba. She was principal of Paul First Nation School and has served as superintendent of education for the [[Paul Band|Paul First Nation]]. She founded Mother Earth's Children's Charter School in [[Wabamun, Alberta|Wabamun]] in 2003 and served as its first principal. Bearhead helped establish an Aboriginal Circle program and developed a Youth Cultural Reconciliation Special Project for public schools in [[Edmonton]]. She also served as interim education director for the [[Alexander First Nation]].<ref name=algomau>{{cite web |url=http://archives.algomau.ca/main/sites/default/files/2014-057_002_010_001.pdf |title=List of Presenters |publisher=Algoma University}}</ref> |
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She led negotiation of the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative on behalf of [[Treaty 6]],[[Treaty 7]],[[Treaty 8]] Alberta as well as Ontario. She led the establishment of the Early Childhood Services division for the Alberta regional office of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of [[Health Canada]]. |
She led negotiation of the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative on behalf of [[Treaty 6]], [[Treaty 7]], [[Treaty 8]] Alberta as well as Ontario. She led the establishment of the Early Childhood Services division for the Alberta regional office of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of [[Health Canada]]. |
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[[File:Charlene Bearhead presenting at a 2015 conference at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.jpg|thumb|Charlene Bearhead presenting at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in July 2015]] |
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Alongside Sylvia Smith, Bearhead was the national coordinator for [[Project of Heart]], which was tasked with educating Canadians on the history and legacy of [[Canadian Indian residential school system|residential schools]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouverobserver.com/world/canada/art-pieces-immortalize-indian-residential-school-survivors-tragedies|title=Projects of the heart at PNE give expression to Indian residential school tragedies {{!}} Vancouver Observer|website=www.vancouverobserver.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> From 2015 to 2017, Bearhead was the education coordinator for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the [[University of Manitoba]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/charlene-bearhead-galvanizes-educators-to-move-from-apology-to-action-1.3208307 |title=Charlene Bearhead galvanizes educators to move from 'apology to action' |publisher=CBC News |date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> She subsequently was named education coordinator for the [[Missing and murdered Indigenous women|National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/charlene-bearhead-role-education-truth-and-reconciliation |title=Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation |work=Canadian Geographic |date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> |
Alongside Sylvia Smith, Bearhead was the national coordinator for [[Project of Heart]], which was tasked with educating Canadians on the history and legacy of [[Canadian Indian residential school system|residential schools]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouverobserver.com/world/canada/art-pieces-immortalize-indian-residential-school-survivors-tragedies|title=Projects of the heart at PNE give expression to Indian residential school tragedies {{!}} Vancouver Observer|website=www.vancouverobserver.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> From 2015 to 2017, Bearhead was the education coordinator for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the [[University of Manitoba]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/charlene-bearhead-galvanizes-educators-to-move-from-apology-to-action-1.3208307 |title=Charlene Bearhead galvanizes educators to move from 'apology to action' |publisher=CBC News |date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> She subsequently was named education coordinator for the [[Missing and murdered Indigenous women|National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/charlene-bearhead-role-education-truth-and-reconciliation |title=Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation |work=Canadian Geographic |date=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://canadac3.ca/en/expedition/the-people/charlene-bearhead/ |title=Charlene Bearhead Journey Participant |work=Canada C3}}</ref> |
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Bearhead was the education adviser for the [ |
Bearhead was the education adviser for the [[Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada|Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada]] project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/first-ever-indigenous-atlas-soon-to-grace-libraries-classrooms-1.4719578|title=New Indigenous atlas to grace libraries, classrooms across Canada {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Together with Wilson Bearhead,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RCGS Ambassador: Wilson Bearhead |url=https://canadiangeographic.ca/canadian-geographic-adventures/rcgs-travel-ambassadors/rcgs-ambassador-wilson-bearhead/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=canadiangeographic.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> and illustrator, Chloe Bluebird Mustooch,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.ociciwan.ca/about |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=OCICIWAN CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE |language=en-CA}}</ref> Bearhead authored the Siha Tooskin Knows series of children's book published by Highwater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory and Homeland of the Métis Nation.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Books == |
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''The Love of the Dance'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Sacred Eagle Feather'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Best Medicine'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Catcher of Dreams'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Gifts of His People'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Nature of Life'', The Strength of His Hair, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Strength of His Hair'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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''The Offering of Tobacco'', Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020) |
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 24 September 2024
Charlene Bearhead is an educator, author,[1] and Indigenous education advocate. She was the first educational lead for the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Bearhead grew-up in Drayton Valley, Alberta.[3] She is a mother, grandmother, and educator with decades of experience in the educator sector.[4]
Career
[edit]She received a degree in education from the University of Alberta in 1985. Bearhead holds teaching certificates for both Alberta and Manitoba. She has taught for Parkland School Division and Calgary School District in Alberta and St. Vital School Division in Manitoba. She was principal of Paul First Nation School and has served as superintendent of education for the Paul First Nation. She founded Mother Earth's Children's Charter School in Wabamun in 2003 and served as its first principal. Bearhead helped establish an Aboriginal Circle program and developed a Youth Cultural Reconciliation Special Project for public schools in Edmonton. She also served as interim education director for the Alexander First Nation.[5]
She led negotiation of the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative on behalf of Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8 Alberta as well as Ontario. She led the establishment of the Early Childhood Services division for the Alberta regional office of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada.
Alongside Sylvia Smith, Bearhead was the national coordinator for Project of Heart, which was tasked with educating Canadians on the history and legacy of residential schools.[6] From 2015 to 2017, Bearhead was the education coordinator for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba.[7] She subsequently was named education coordinator for the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls.[8][4]
Bearhead was the education adviser for the Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada project.[9]
Together with Wilson Bearhead,[10] and illustrator, Chloe Bluebird Mustooch,[11] Bearhead authored the Siha Tooskin Knows series of children's book published by Highwater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory and Homeland of the Métis Nation.[1]
Books
[edit]The Love of the Dance, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Sacred Eagle Feather, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Best Medicine, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Catcher of Dreams, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Gifts of His People, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Nature of Life, The Strength of His Hair, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Strength of His Hair, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
The Offering of Tobacco, Siha Tooskin Knows series (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Charlene Bearhead | Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press". www.portageandmainpress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Conversations about well being". The Learning Exchange.
- ^ "Acknowledging a dark part of our past". Drayton Valley Western Review. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ a b "Charlene Bearhead Journey Participant". Canada C3.
- ^ "List of Presenters" (PDF). Algoma University.
- ^ "Projects of the heart at PNE give expression to Indian residential school tragedies | Vancouver Observer". www.vancouverobserver.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Charlene Bearhead galvanizes educators to move from 'apology to action'". CBC News. September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation". Canadian Geographic. February 16, 2017.
- ^ "New Indigenous atlas to grace libraries, classrooms across Canada | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "RCGS Ambassador: Wilson Bearhead". canadiangeographic.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "About". OCICIWAN CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE. Retrieved 2024-05-20.