Mike Bowden

Educator, Curriculum and Instruction, District Principal - Aboriginal Education School District No. 73

[Carol DeFehr @carolcdefehr]

@Kamloops_SD73 welcomes Dr. Dustin Louie for our Indigenous Lead Session Dec.4/24. Teaching of Relentless Incrementalism revisited and being brave and bold with our curriculum @bowden21k @AustrianMetis @rhondalnixon

[Dr. Chas Desjarlais @NehiyawSpirit]

Indigenous Chapter ceremony - breathing life into new chapter and standing up Indigenous leaders for their past, present and future work for Indigenous children. @BCSups #Indigenous #Leaders #humility

[Paul Hembling 🇨🇦 @hembling]

So fortunate to be spending the morning with Dr. Dustin Louie with my @Kamloops_SD73 colleagues digging into the work of decolonization through “Relentless Incrementalism”. @UBCNITEP @bowden21k

[Kamloops SD 73 @Kamloops_SD73]

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. Learn more here https://t.co/M2ymsCy2Nn
#NIPD2024

[Kamloops SD 73 @Kamloops_SD73]

On June 13, 2024, Grade 5 students from 26 schools across the Kamloops-Thompson School District gathered at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Powwow Arbour for the third annual District Powwow. Full story here https://t.co/LwCP420UwC

[Mike Bowden @TheDuke_247]

@chris24v @SD27_CC Well deserved my friend!

[Strong Nations @strong_nations]

@kaser_linda @noiie_bc @kaser_linda 😀

[Mike Bowden @TheDuke_247]

@Leona_Prince1 @bradleyrbaker Congrats Brad!

[Capilano University @CapilanoU]

We are thrilled to announce that Brad Baker, a respected member of the Squamish Nation, has been awarded the Enduring Award at the 2024 Alumni Awards of Excellence!
Read more about Brad in our latest Capsule Story: https://t.co/RB9AKXhXUU

[Strong Nations @strong_nations]

Our Sales Manager with Strong Nations Publishing author Mike Bowden. Mike is a storyteller and a strong believer in story as a way of learning and understanding the world and our relationships within it. View his books, the Secwepemc Stories, here: https://t.co/2uyOk5c4lq

[Strong Nations @strong_nations]

We're all set up at the FNESC Conference today! Come check out our latest releases, like our Strong Science - Animals series and picture books The Princess and the Pants and You Are Sacred! Peggy Janicki, author of The Secret Pocket, will be with us at 12pm to sign books. :)

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Student voice on:
Indigenous health and wellness
1. From your inner circle
2. From the community

#studentvoice

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Facilitators helps students from Okanagan Similkameen, Revelstoke, Okanagan Skaha, Vernon, Central Okanagan, Gold Trail, Nicola-Similkameen, North Okanagan-Shuswap, Kamloops-Thompson, Kootenay Lake, and Conseil scolaire francophone ‘break the ice’ for important discussions ahead

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Student voice on:
1. Why is anti-indigenous racism important?
2. What actions can support anti-indigenous racism at your school?
3. What actions can support anti-indigenous racism in your district?
4. What actions can support anti-indigenous racism in the province?

#StudentVoice

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Grateful to be on the traditional territory of the Secwepemc Nation, specifically the territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc people.

Eager for start of the first Indigenous Student Leadership Summit. Thank you for your hospitality @rhondalnixon @Heathergrieve14 @TheDuke_247

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Indigenous Student Leaders break into groups for candid discussions on anti-Indigenous racism, indigenous culture, and indigenous health and wellbeing. @TheDuke_247 @Kamloops_SD73

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Drummers welcome student delegates from 11 school districts to the First Indigenous Student Leadership Summit. @Kamloops_SD73

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Students share why #studentvoice is important:

85 indigenous student leaders
10 districts
45 volunteers
one incredible learning experience at the first Indigenous Student Leadership Summit

Congtratulations @TheDuke_247 @ChelcyRoss @rhondalnixon @ColeHicksonSD73 @Kamloops_SD73

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

“They did not win, …never let them win.” Greg Hopf share courageous story of resilience, of fighting back, of inter-generational trauma, of forms of racism, in growing up in many home….

“I tell because it educates, …it is
medicine.”

[Gordon Li @PrincipalGLi]

Beginning the day with prayers and wisdom at the First Indigenous Student Leadership Summit. @Kamloops_SD73