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Conversational Métis Sash

by Madelaine McCracken

The Conversational Métis Sash is a podcast created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctorate in Philosophy degree in Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. This podcast is created by Madelaine McCracken, who is a Red River Métis educator, researcher, and consultant. The series brings together thoughtful conversational contributions with Métis scholars, including Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Dr. Jennifer Markides, Dr. Laura Forsythe, and Dr. Lucy Delgado, and Métis teacher Dana Chaulk, who are all located throughout the Northwest Métis Homeland. Each episode offers stories about their lived experiences, pedagogies, and teaching practices as they teach Truth Before Reconciliation to pre-service teachers in Métis-specific ways. We invite listeners into stories that centre wahkotowin, relationality, reciprocity, balance, and responsibility, values grounded in Métis worldviews. Through these con

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Episodes

  1. Conversational Métis Sash Episode Six Weaving Together

    Welcome to the sixth and final episode of the Conversational Métis Sash, Weaving Together. In this episode, I weave together some of the oral strands gifted by the podcast guests, including Métis scholars Dr. Jennifer Markides, Dr. Lucy Delgado, Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Dr. Laura Forsythe, and...

  2. Conversational Métis Sash Episode Five with Dana Chaulk

    In our conversation, Dana expands on how she applied what she learned from listening to the previous podcast episodes of Dr. Jennifer Markides, Dr. Lucy Delgado, Dr. Yvonne Poitras-Pratt, and Dr. Laura Forsythe. She applied everything that she learned into her pedagogies, practices, and overall...

  3. Conversational Métis Sash Episode Four with Dr. Laura Forsythe

    Our conversation honours Wahkotawin as a way of life. It reflects how we can honour our responsibilities by considering what we owe to our obligations; centering our Michif relationships, and beyond. This is reflected within Laura’s commitments through the circles she’s a part of, but also, to…

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  4. Conversational Métis Sash Episode Three with Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt

    Our conversation honours the brilliance of knowing who we our through our stories, our families, our histories, and how who we are can be honoured as pedagogy and within educational practices. Music Used in Episode: Beignet by Blue">https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/348016">Blue Dot Sessions...

  5. Conversational Métis Sash Episode Two with Dr. Lucy Delgado

    Our conversation honours integrating Michif identity, and all its multiplicities in the classroom. In addition to this contribution, representation and honouring Two-Spirit and Indigi-queer pedagogies, practices, and stories are important to include within K-12 classrooms and teacher education....

  6. Conversational Métis Sash Episode One with Dr. Jennifer Markides

    Our conversation honours integrating Métis values and curriculum, expectations and pedagogy in thoughtful ways. In addition to this contribution, when Métis are able to gather, co-create scholarship, and build meaningful relationships, it makes us stronger. Music Used In Episode: Beignet by...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Conversational Métis Sash is a podcast created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctorate in Philosophy degree in Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. This podcast is created by Madelaine McCracken, who is a Red River Métis educator, researcher, and consultant.

The series brings together thoughtful conversational contributions with Métis scholars, including Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Dr. Jennifer Markides, Dr. Laura Forsythe, and Dr. Lucy Delgado, and Métis teacher Dana Chaulk, who are all located throughout the Northwest Métis Homeland.

Each episode offers stories about their lived experiences, pedagogies, and teaching practices as they teach Truth Before Reconciliation to pre-service teachers in Métis-specific ways. We invite listeners into stories that centre wahkotowin, relationality, reciprocity, balance, and responsibility, values grounded in Métis worldviews.

Through these con

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Madelaine McCracken

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The Conversational Métis Sash is a podcast created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctorate in Philosophy degree in Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. This podcast is created by Madelaine McCracken, who is a Red River Métis educator, researcher,...

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Conversational Métis Sash is created and hosted by Madelaine McCracken.
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