The Battle for Education
The Battle for Education is a collection of podcasts recorded in the Last Wave Radio studio that address the topic of education in our school and beyond. The podcasts are meant to stimulate truthful reflection and dialogue about the state of our school's educational phenomena and also the state of our educational systems in general in order to bring about progressive evolution and change.
Interview With Joanna McKay
About Joanna
Tanisi!
My name is Joanna McKay and I am a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation located on Treaty 6 territory, 15 km north of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.
In 1995 I moved from Saskatchewan to the United Arab Emirates. I returned to Saskatchewan in 2000 to start my post-secondary journey at the university of Saskatchewan. In 2004, I graduated from the U of S with a Bachelor of Arts, double honors in History and Native Studies. I later completed my Bachelor of Education at McGill and most recently received my Master of Education from the University of Alberta. I am currently on loan of service to the MEQ as the Work-Oriented Training Path Project Development Officer.
I have been living in Montreal for the past 15 years and currently reside in the Sud-Ouest with my husband and young son.
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In part 1 of this "Battle for education" interview, Joanna McKay sits down with Dj formycats to discuss the work oriented training path, school and education.
In part 2 of this interview, Joanna talks about George Floyd, systemic racism and how this shows up in school and what we can do about it, her indigenous heritage, diet culture and social media.
Credits:
The Halluci Nation - Sisters ft Northern Voice
Recorded April 21st 2021 in the LWR studio.
Education for Reconciliation
In this podcast, Mr. Mask sits down with Joanna McKay and Dan Hedges to open up the conversation and opportunity within education for reconciliation. Let this be a beginning for transformative change in our LSA school community, our Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board and in Laval and beyond!
Tracklist:
Mr.mask drumming at "every child matters march" July 1st 2021
A Tribe Called Red (Halluci Nation) - PBC
A Tribe Called Red (Halluci Nation) - Bread & Cheese
Indigenous influencers were mentioned, they are properly named here:
Shayla Stonechild: @shayla0h James Jones: @notoriouscree
Lesley Hampton: @lesley_hampton Angel and Alex: @indi_city
Tanya Tagaq: @tanyatagaq Autumn Peltier: @autumn.peltier
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq: @mumilaaq
Indigenous podcasts: Indigenous Brands to Support:
Matriarch Movement (available on Spotify) Section 35 Cheekbone Beauty
Missing and Murdered Natives Raven Reads
Unreserved SheNative
Foxing Around Indi City
All My Relations Smudge the Blades
WOTP Revealed
In this interview, Joanna McKay sits down with Mr.mask and Serenity Knight to spotlight the Work Oriented Training Program at LSA (Work Study Department). Together, they reveal the program's vision, it's systems and growth. Any alternative program grows in the shadowed ecosystem of the mainstream "mountain" and the same is true of the Work Study dept. at LSA. Being made up of students who were regarded as unfit to make it in the mainstream school track, these students hold valuable insights into the weaknesses of the standardized system. So, while some of the content in this podcast may challenge your views of mainstream schooling, and this can be uncomfortable, please recognize that whatever fruits ripen within our mountainside ecosystem, they are to be shared with everyone at LSA!
-credits-
Rumi - No Flag
Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack
Tiesto + Dzeko, Preme, Post Malone - Jackie Chan