Tomorrow marks the start of Secret Path Week. This annual event, which runs from October 17th - October 22nd, marks the dates that both Gord Downie (October 17th) and Chanie Wenjack (October 22nd) passed. Our friends at the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund are calling on all Canadians to [...]

Last week, Rebecca accompanied students, teachers, community members, and Elders from Dene Tha’ First Nation on a fall camp. This camp was set-up to demonstrate to students what camping and moose hunting are like. Rebecca was invited to participate and film the activities that took place during [...]

With the new school year underway, we are looking to grow our team. We have new partners to recruit and support, plenty of resource kits to develop, and many onsite visits to conduct interviews and gather audio and video. We are hiring for the following roles: Partner Development Representative [...]

Our team spent yesterday at the Montreal First Peoples Festival. We were able to see some striking art by Chippewar and were fortunate enough to attend a seminar with Jason Brennan, the president of Nish Media. This seminar discussed both the challenges and the opportunities he faces as he runs [...]

Last month, Rebecca and Mackenzie from the Learning Bird team visited God’s Lake Narrows in Manitoba. This was Rebecca’s second trip to the community and during her time onsite, she met with teachers to walk them through how to access resources that supported what they were teaching. As [...]

Are you an outgoing and experienced educator looking for a rewarding position? Do you have a knack for videography, digital storytelling, and an insatiable curiosity to meet and get to know people? Do you like to travel and learn? Then we have the perfect role for you. We are looking to hire an [...]

Are you an experienced land-based educator with a passion for developing curriculum and a desire to travel? We are working on two exciting projects and are looking for an experienced land-based curriculum specialist to join our team as a project lead for this short-term contract. It involves [...]

Last week, one of our Education Account Leads, Rebecca, was in Garden River First Nation to host a training session for the staff at the Adults in Motion Centre.

Learning Bird team members will be coming together to read and discuss books written by Indigenous authors and/or including Indigenous themes and issues. Our first book is Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga. Our team has all been enjoying [...]

Do you use Google classroom with your students? If so, we just made it easier for you to share your Learning Bird class page to Google Classroom.

Last week, Rebecca had the opportunity to visit Nisichawayasihk Neyo Ohtinwak Collegiate (N.N.O.C) in Nelson House, Manitoba. This school is entering its third year in working with Learning Bird.

With the start of the new school year, our team has the pleasure of heading out to visit our community partners.

Our team was honoured to be invited to the Fall Feast in Fort Frances earlier this month.

We will be headed to Edmonton, Alberta to participate in the Indspire National Gathering for Indigenous Education. The event is from November 7-9th at the Shaw Conference Centre.

Our team was excited to attend the Turtle Island Reads storytelling roundtable on September 19th at Thompson House on the McGill University campus.

Rebecca and Louis from our team are packing up and are headed to North Battleford, SK to meet with teachers, administrators, and consultants from Treaty Six Education Council (TSEC).

We were happy to participate in the first annual Teach for Canada Northern Education Fair at the end of July in Thunder Bay, ON.