Native Indian Teacher Education Program . is a » hit with students Tndian education on the move “A report in the Williams Lake °pribune ‘reports a week-long “workshop on Indian Languages has exceeded the highest of all expectations, as a. result; publications of the illustrated , alphabets of the Chileotin, * Carrier and Shuswap languages > are being prepared for printing. Enthusiasm for ‘the preser- vation’ of ‘languages _ through leaching has proved more than Great. The alphabet charts will . saan .be ready’ for student- = teacher use, ., the. successful . Quote: John Rathjen, one of the . Workshop organizers, said he The Tribune had this tosa y of workshop; " had in no way antidipated the enthusiasm of those attending ‘the workshop, Rathjen is resource centre co- ”-ordinator'al Fish Lake Cultural ~, Education Centre. Fish Lake- --Jointly sponsored the Workshop “wilh “the Cariboo Chileotin Teachers Association. -Most of those participating in ’ the workshop have in some way + been involved in the teaching of Indian” Languages. They "gathered al. the Longhouse in 3 Williams Lake last week to - discuss’ and develop language . leaching methods and create _ ‘lessons.:for use in teaching, - Carrier, Chilcotin and Shuswap: - Those. working. with the: ' Carrier language, led by Nellie Prince; ware successful in transposing Central ‘Carrier primers into Southern Carrier. + These’ primers wil! also be published and réady for use in leaching the Southern Carrier ~- language. - Rathjen ‘said the Chileotin group “mastered the Chilcotin: alphabet’ and learned the Chilcotin writing system. The Chilcatin alphabet was already in exislenca, the group at the longhouse changed one symbol and ‘refined the alphabel and ‘wriling system. The three groups worked on their own for much of the ime but also, participated in group discussions _ on teaching techniques and methods. Resource people," including Joy Wild of Burnaby and Dr. Barbara Efrat, provincial linguist, came from throughout the province to. attend the workshop: Unquote. This’ all proves very in- ‘teresting, follawiug up on ihis Workshops enviable progress; 1 talked to Gordon Robinson on his Districts progress on Indian education, He feels the Aspect of the Nishga School District Is -Culturel preservation. The Languages if “laught--in the schools should not be forced, if sludents feel the need for knowledge of their language they should be able to” ake it as an extra-curricular course, Two teacher aides al the. Kitimat Day School at Kitimat Village are teaching four..year olds the Haisla . Language. Bert McKay is in- structing the Nishga language ‘Defensive Driving < Development’ Course A course to train. instructors > to teach the Defensive Driving Course will be held-in Terrace - on Saturday November 30 and Sunday, Decembgr. 1, 1974, The fee for the course is $15.00 per person. : ‘If anyone: is interested in taking this course, they should contact Hugh Power as soon as possible by telephoning 635-6531 or 635-3833, own ’ at the Indian Day School in~ Aiyansh. What is going to be done lo further develop the preser- vation of our herilage today and n the near future. To find this . out TE be keeping in touch with’ “Endian educators and education depariment heads. Results of a survey done to find oul- what status and nonstatus sludents fell they needed in the-area of Recrealion,- Edueation and — Culture,’ Quite a few stressed a need for more organized recrealional, activilies in Terrace, a few would like to see their languages’ taught in schools they atterided. « With those positive feelings toward their culture, shauldn’t they be ‘obliged before’ they. lose in- vterest? “ Te - TURN. TO.:US | Pera “win CONFIDENGE MacKays Funeral Home Phone 635-2444 Terrace, B.C. Serving Kitimat tay guar nieed for ife! NORTHERN CRAFTS CO. HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP &. ‘SUPPLIES | ' AG24 Greig 635-5257 Terrace og BY JO-ANNE JOHNSON Dave Walker is lhe Team Leader for the Northern Coast S.1.T.E.P. Centra, his'.job to date is placing the students in the schools.in ihe surraunding area for their -. . practical experience. - also had ta sel up short courses in which the more theoretical - He has bases of education will be taught, The idea js.to have a - Aute : An automebile is something - your con manages to drive into the garage on the last drop of ‘EBS . - RESTAURANT - “CHINESE & CANADIAN FOOD PRIVATE | BANQUETS: _ ORDERS: Tt PARTIES _ FAST SERVICE. The Food that gives you Taste & Appe ita _ Dining Lounge & Banquet Room. me Business Hours: 10 am to 1 am 1 Monday « ; Saturday pHone 635-6111 § 4642 Lazelle West of CFTK ~ ‘coplinuous relationship bet-— - ween the more theoretical areas |, of learning to be a teacher. and the practical experience in the” ‘schools. The whole idea is io: reverse. “the stereo (ype training of the ‘universities. The students are ‘s getting first hand experience at leaching in their. first arid ‘ second. year, Their third and- fourth years consists mostly of academic ‘training. They are taking 15 academic units. and’ half the time they are in the school classrooms actually Le: am ta 104 em Sunday - .communily, ~ teaching, the load is ‘heavy but the value is inestimable. These students feél they are going to contribule something they feel is important to their they ‘have come ~ from Kitimat, Aiyansh, Greenville, Kitwancool, Chetwyn and Terrace, Ed MacMillan ‘of New Aiyansh, tative on the vocational school council says ‘‘Assignments ‘have been piling up and everything is going well except - the students have their fingers the class represen-~ crossed and hope that band ~ councils Will support the students financially where needed.” ' _ “Education 430: Outline is due to be forwarded to Alvin Mc'Kay, using their own ideas . the students have drawn up an . outline of possible guidelines that they hope can be adapted lo the New Nishga School District 92," Ruby Dokkie of Chetwyn says - sHe ‘would like to specialize in Literature or Special Education . 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