About - Ulnooweg Education

Ulnooweg Education Centre is an Indigenous-led registered charitable organization that empowers Indigenous communities through the advancement of education. It is one of three divisions of Ulnooweg.

Our focus is on collaborative research, development, and delivery of educational programs and initiatives in science & innovation, agriculture, and financial literacy through a holistic approach of traditional values in Indigenous culture and language.

In 2013, we were established as the Ulnooweg Financial Education Centre. The primary focus was to deliver a community financial review to interested Indigenous communities that aimed to provide a better understanding of First Nation government finances to community leaders to help manage debt and avoid financial difficulty in their communities.

In 2020, we changed our name to Ulnooweg Education Centre to represent a more inclusive education centre and reflect our expanded mandate that explores more areas of knowledge and education.

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Community Focused

Our Mandate

We serve and support Indigenous Communities for the wellbeing and prosperity of the community. With respect and acknowledgment of Indigenous knowledge systems, we embody Etuaptmumk/Two-eyed Seeing approach. We take the time to educate and inform both Indigenous and non-indigenous members of our team to provide a greater understanding of and appreciation for Indigenous worldviews. We work with partners who align with our goals and work to reverse the effects of colonialism in today’s world to walk together towards a new way of thinking and inclusive worldview.

Our mandate reflects three areas of support for Indigenous communities: teaching, developing, and conducting research.

Teach

Teaching financial, accounting, economic, governance, business and strategic planning principles, practices and skills through courses, training, workshops, presentations and counseling sessions.

Develop

Developing and delivering courses, programs, training, workshops, presentations, and counselling sessions that help children, youth and adults develop knowledge and skills relating to employment and career opportunities, ecology, health and Indigenous culture and language.

Research

Conducting research into the social, financial, economic, demographic, and development conditions, needs and opportunities of these communities.

Ulnooweg Education Centre Team

Chris Googoo, Chief Operating Officer

Martha Barrett, Project Manager, Science & Innovation

Megan Wright, Project Manager, Science & Innovation

Dawn-Marie Matheson, Program Coordinator, Agriculture

Charlotte Muise, Program Coordinator, Indigenous Pathways to Engineering

Josephine McDonald, Office Administrator

Thadakorn Narakol, Junior Engineer, Science & Innovation

Christopher Seymour, Junior Engineer, Science & Innovation

Samson Tang, Education Facilitator, Science & Innovation

Sarah Power, Etl-kisite’tasik Education Facilitator, Science & Innovation

Nathalie Antoun, Etl-kisite’tasik Education Facilitator, Science & Innovation

Kyana Kingbird, Indigenous Culture and Engagement Officer, Science & Innovation

Shane Noel, Education Program Manager, Science & Innovation

Curtis Tingley, Engagement Facilitator, Science & Innovation

Denise Whynot, Manager, Seasonal Programs

Cassidy Perley, Program Coordinator, Seasonal Programs

Chloe Pictou, Camp Leader, Seasonal Programs

Rachel Creaser, Camp Leader, Seasonal Programs

Hunter Mousseau, Wellness Coordinator, Seasonal Programs

Jabari Benjamin, Camp Counsellor, Seasonal Programs

Kylie Duncan, Camp Counsellor, Seasonal Programs

Sula MacDonald, Camp Counsellor, Seasonal Programs

Kingston Peck, Councillor in Training, Seasonal Programs

Holly Edmonds, Communications & Engagement Coordinator

Johnmond Ghaisen, Video Content Creator

Tiffany Morris, Digital Content Creator