Episodes

  • Deirdre Herman

    Deirdre Herman
    Aug 19 2022
    In this final of five episodes, podcast host Holly Toulejour interviews Deirdre Herman, graduate of the Dene Teacher Education Program through the First Nations University of Canada.
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    18 mins
  • Dawn Herman

    Dawn Herman
    Aug 6 2022
    Less than 10,000 people speak Dene in Saskatchewan. In this episode, podcast host Holly Toulejour speaks with Indigenous Education (Dene) graduate, Dawn Herman.
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    35 mins
  • Gabrielle Fontaine

    Gabrielle Fontaine
    Jul 22 2022
    Gabrielle Fontaine is a graduate of the Dene Teachers’ Education Program through the First Nations University of Canada. She is now a principal and teacher in Bear Creek at the Bear Creek School. She teaches kindergarten -grade 6 in a one-room school.
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    21 mins
  • Patricia Laprise

    Patricia Laprise
    Jul 15 2022
    In this episode, Dene speaker, Holly Toulejour speaks with Dene educator, Patricia Laprise about the importance of language and why it is important for children to learn two languages.
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    17 mins
  • Ashton Janvier

    Ashton Janvier
    Mar 31 2022

    In this episode, Ashton Janvier talks with Holly about the value of the Dene Teacher Education Program and his journey through it –how it’s benefited the people, community and Dene culture as a whole. He says there have been 21 graduates of the program, all of whom have employment, saying it will instill in them “identity, independence, and impact the community in a positive way.”
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    35 mins