Maskwacis Cultural College

Mailing Address: PO Box 960 Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada T0C 1N0

Phone: (780) 585-3925 Fax: (780) 585-2080

Mission Statement

To educate with discipline and compassion so that Indigenous and other communities will be inspired by creative, intelligent individuals. They will in turn nurture, serve, lead, and bring justice to the world

Vision Statement

Maskwacis Cultural College is a ‘Centre of Excellence in Academics and Cree Indigenous Knowledge’

Guiding Principles

The Creator (K’se Manto) is the heart of the college. We will continue to advance and preserve: iyiniw pimatsiwin, ekwaiyiniw mamitoneyicekan (indigenous forms of life and thinking). At its most fundamental level, we will remember dreams and visions (nistameymahkanak) for future generations. It was the founding members of MCC who embraced the concept of higher learning.

Maskwacis Cultural College

Professional Development and Continuing Education Courses - FALL 2017

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Course 1: Introduction to Cree Syllabics, Tuesdays 5-8 pm

Course 2: Syntax of Cree language Yvonne Saddleback, Thursdays 5-8 pm

Course 3: Traditional crafts - Antler carving

Course 4: Introduction to Beading 101

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Course 5: Presentation skills and MS Powerpoint

Course 6: Writing skills and MSWord

Course 7: Email basics and etiquette

Course 8: Downloading and storing photographs and images

Course 9: Google Forms for registration, surveys and quizzes

SKILLS ENHANCEMENT

Course 10: Project Management basics

Course 11: Event Planning and Management

Course 12: Proposal writing and action plans

Course 13: Report and action plan writing

Course 14: Curriculum development and instructional design basics

Course 15: Safe food handing

CERTIFICATIONS

Course 16: Mental Health First Aid

Course 17: Building maintenance Wayne and partnership with Four Nations

DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS ACADEMICS

Course 18: Introduction to open textbooks and Creative Commons

Course 19: Introduction to open education resources and Creative Commons

Want to learn Cree? We are currently requiring students for our CREE 1000 course this fall. If you are interested in speaking Cree, now is the time to increase your knowledge of the Plains Cree language.

We are offering CREE 1000 starting September 8, 2017 from 1-4pm. There is extra space available for this course.