06/03/2026
In celebration of National Indigenous History Month, JAADDE has invited Maclane Cardinal, recipient of the 2025 Guiding the Journey Indigenous Educator Award, to share his perspectives and practices on embracing Indigenous knowledge through land-based learning on June 8.
Date: June 8, 2026
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: Room 200
Title: Embracing Indigenous Knowledge: Perspectives and Practices in Land Based Education
Speaker: Maclane Cardinal (M.Ed.), Indigenous Studies and Theatre Arts Teacher, Pembina Trails Collegiate
Drawing from my M.Ed. thesis, ongoing research, and reflexive teaching practice, I share my lived experiences as an Indigenous teacher and teacher researcher. My work examines how Indigenous-led land-based learning meaningfully engages both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students while fostering relational forms of learning. I discuss collaborations with communities and students that center responsibility, relationality, and reciprocity within land based programs. I invite continued dialogue on how Indigenous knowledge systems and traditions can be authentically and sustainably integrated into K–12 education.
𝘑𝘈𝘈𝘋𝘋𝘌 (𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 a𝘥-𝘩𝘰𝘤 c𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢/𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺, 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.
