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Challenging Existing Stereotypes and Controlling the Narrative: Motivating Indigenous Writers at the University College of the North
Dr. Ying Kong, Dr. Joseph Ateyobi, Kelly Laybolt, and Nateshia Constant.
Dr. Ying Kong, Associate Professor of literature at UCN. Her teaching and research related with Truth and Reconciliation are Indigenous Literature, Indigenous Students Employability and Covid-19 Effect on Indigenous Students’ Learning.
Together with her colleagues, Ying has been awarded UCN Seed Fund Grants, and grants from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to conduct research on issues related to Indigenous students.
Ying received the 2021 Lorimer Award for "the most outstanding education and service in Northern Manitoba". The award honors professional educators who have made major constructive impacts in their field.
In addition to her significant academic publications, Ying also completed her own monograph —Lotus Seeds on a New Land. Ying enjoys her role as a teacher to UCN students, as a mother and grandmother to her lotus seeds in Canada.
Dr. Joseph Atoyebi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science, University College of the North (The Pas campus), Manitoba, Canada.
Joseph has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Leipzig, Germany. His focus areas include descriptive/theoretical linguistics, endangered language documentation, and cultural studies.
Joseph is currently involved in an SSHRC-funded project known as "Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention (PUPP)." He is also a co-editor of Muses from the North, a journal that serves as a platform for Indigenous students at UCN to showcase their literary and artistic skills.
Dr. Ying Kong, Dr. Joseph Ateyobi, Kelly Laybolt, and Nateshia Constant.
Dr. Ying Kong, Associate Professor of literature at UCN. Her teaching and research related with Truth and Reconciliation are Indigenous Literature, Indigenous Students Employability and Covid-19 Effect on Indigenous Students’ Learning.
Together with her colleagues, Ying has been awarded UCN Seed Fund Grants, and grants from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to conduct research on issues related to Indigenous students.
Ying received the 2021 Lorimer Award for "the most outstanding education and service in Northern Manitoba". The award honors professional educators who have made major constructive impacts in their field.
In addition to her significant academic publications, Ying also completed her own monograph —Lotus Seeds on a New Land. Ying enjoys her role as a teacher to UCN students, as a mother and grandmother to her lotus seeds in Canada.
Dr. Joseph Atoyebi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science, University College of the North (The Pas campus), Manitoba, Canada.
Joseph has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Leipzig, Germany. His focus areas include descriptive/theoretical linguistics, endangered language documentation, and cultural studies.
Joseph is currently involved in an SSHRC-funded project known as "Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention (PUPP)." He is also a co-editor of Muses from the North, a journal that serves as a platform for Indigenous students at UCN to showcase their literary and artistic skills.
Kelly Laybolt is a student in his fourth year of the Bachelor of Arts program at the University College of the North (UCN), Thompson campus.
He has lived in the North for his entire life and began studying at UCN in 2019. Through his university studies, Kelly has learned about the historical and current issues that Indigenous people face. Additionally, he has had the opportunity to participate in a myriad of discussions about Truth and Reconciliation, and contributed to the Truth and Reconciliation process on an individual level. As such, Kelly has tried to advocate for Indigenous peoples whenever possible and has published several essays in Muses from the North that have challenged historical or current perspectives of Indigenous history.
In the future, Kelly hopes to become an educator to teach students about Indigenous history in Canada and guide others in contributing to the Truth and Reconciliation process.
He has lived in the North for his entire life and began studying at UCN in 2019. Through his university studies, Kelly has learned about the historical and current issues that Indigenous people face. Additionally, he has had the opportunity to participate in a myriad of discussions about Truth and Reconciliation, and contributed to the Truth and Reconciliation process on an individual level. As such, Kelly has tried to advocate for Indigenous peoples whenever possible and has published several essays in Muses from the North that have challenged historical or current perspectives of Indigenous history.
In the future, Kelly hopes to become an educator to teach students about Indigenous history in Canada and guide others in contributing to the Truth and Reconciliation process.
Nateshia Constant
My name is Nateshia Constant-Personius, but I like to go by Teesh. My traditional name is Red Wing Brown Eagle Women.
I am currently a student at the University College of the North. My expected graduation will be in June 2023, when I hope to receive my Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Education degree. My goal is to be a teacher in my own community of Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
To me, becoming a teacher is a way of paying it forward. Growing up in OCN and The Pas has opened the door to many questions about my/our culture. A few questions are, how can we, as Aboriginals, tell our side of the story? What do I need to know? Can I learn our ways? Where can I get information on Indigenous people? How can I help? My mission is to learn all I can about my culture/traditions, and I plan to pass them on. My drive comes from wanting to pass them on to my children, future grandchildren, and students.
Also, I would like to share our culture, history, and traditions with those willing to listen or learn. For these reasons, I have an interest in sharing Aboriginal perspective.
I am currently a student at the University College of the North. My expected graduation will be in June 2023, when I hope to receive my Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Education degree. My goal is to be a teacher in my own community of Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
To me, becoming a teacher is a way of paying it forward. Growing up in OCN and The Pas has opened the door to many questions about my/our culture. A few questions are, how can we, as Aboriginals, tell our side of the story? What do I need to know? Can I learn our ways? Where can I get information on Indigenous people? How can I help? My mission is to learn all I can about my culture/traditions, and I plan to pass them on. My drive comes from wanting to pass them on to my children, future grandchildren, and students.
Also, I would like to share our culture, history, and traditions with those willing to listen or learn. For these reasons, I have an interest in sharing Aboriginal perspective.
Why do I want to have my works published? I had always wanted to publish poems since I was a little girl. I was inspired by the books of poetry that I read. My first publication was a poem for Muses from the North, “The Sorrow for Our Future Generations,” published in the 8th volume, 2021. The publication of that poem has given me the courage to publish more of my writings. Thinking back on my primary goal to hear my people's story, I submitted another poem for publication, “We are not Numbers.” Right after, I was invited to conduct interviews with Residential/Day School Survivors. Thus, I took the opportunity to interview two day-school survivors and share their stories through Muses from the North. Both stories have been published in the 10th issue of MFTN, one of the two special issues funded with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation small grant award.
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