Creating Space: Indigenous Education Seven Grandfather Teachings all seen through the lens

all seen through the lens of story

Richard Van Camp

infant and child care

“My name is Grace

Jean Barman

Creating Space: Indigenous Education Seven Grandfather Teachings all seen through the lensCreating Space: My Life and Work in Indigenous Education is the memoir of distinguished Elder and educator Verna J. Kirkness. Her story of Indigenous education begins on the Fisher River First Nation community. As the first cross cultural consultant for the Manitoba Department of Education Curriculum Branch she made Cree and Ojibway the languages of instruction in several Manitoba schools. In the early 1970s she became the first Education Director for