Heartspeak about Shannen's Dream

This educational documentary short, Heartspeak about Shannen's Dream, tells the story of "Shannen's Dream" and captures the process as we join together to carry on her vision. Shannen Koostachin had a dream--that all First Nation children should be able to get an education in clean, "comfy" schools just as non-Native children. Tragically, the 15-year-old Cree youth from Attawapiskat died in a car crash on June 1, 2010. Shannen was one of the student leaders in the Attawapiskat School Campaign-- a fight to get a grade school built for 400 children attending classes in portables on a contaminated brownfield. In her short life, 'Shannen's Dream' has inspired national interest to carry on the fight.

Help Make Shannen's Dream a reality! Get involved. Support First Nation school children so that they will have the same education rights as children in the provincial system.

Suggestions:
Go to www.shannensdream.ca and sign the online petition.




Screen the Heartspeak about Shannen's Dream DVD in your school and community (www.heartspeak.ca/Heartspeak/DVD_-_Shannen's_Dream.html)

See the MAKE SHANNEN'S DREAM A REALITY Video Contest (http://heartspeak.strutta.com/) and share your support and plans to support the National Day of Action for Shannen's Dream for Equal Education Rights.

Contact info@heartspeak.ca for more information about the DVD.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Shannen's Dream
• www.heartspeak.ca
• www.shannensdream.ca
• Motion 202
• Shannen Koostachin
• First Nation
• education
• Charlie Angus
• Diamonds in the Snow
• Opening
• Motion (physics)
• Physics
• Animation
• Lego
• Stop Motion
• Clay
• Ending
• Credits
• Robot
• Beverly
• Computer
• Charmed
• Hills
• Sequence
• Piper

[iheartJustin567]

im suppoting shannen's dream.

[Auslanderish]

@V1sual3y3z Where do I start with this one? If you’re asking where did I get the financial information from I have already answered this in the first sentence that I wrote. Once again I received this info from the reserves financial documents 2005-2010 which are posted on the Attawapiskat’s web page.

[Auslanderish]

If you’re asking where I received the education information, this was found on various documents and reports released by the reserve themselves, Government of Canada, Caledon Institute of Social Policy and national daily newspapers in Canada. Some of these reports were:

[Auslanderish]

1. ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION COMMUNITY PROFILE

2. ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION press release 27,11,2011

3. Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006:School Experiences of Off-ReserveFirst Nations Children Aged 6 to 14

And many more which someone could easily find by searching the internet. So as you can now see I am well informed of the situation on the reserve. So next time it would be advisable to read the full comment first before bringing forth questions already answered

[Auslanderish]

Now you mentioned the extra costs of living on a reserve, and I would not know the costs if the reserve does not include this on their financial statements. How much they pay Bobby blue wings to dig a hole for power lines is not known if it’s not on the financial reports.

[Auslanderish]

Also when the reserve receives the vast amount of their money from the government to support people to live on isolated reserves and allow them to have all the luxuries of the city, such as schools, sanitation and so on then one should not be complaining of extra costs to have these. No one told the people of Attawapiskat that they are forced to live there. This is a choice a handful of people have taken and now must deal with the cost of such a freedom.

[V1sual3y3z]

@Auslanderish here are you getting your information? it doesn't seem to include the extra costs associated with being on reserve, especially an isolated reserve.

Also, you do not seem to have looked at the financial statements of attawapiskat and information about the community composition.

[V1sual3y3z]

I'd call my local MP, but she's in the video already!

[ndutz01]

@Auslanderish thanks very much.

[Auslanderish]

Min 8milion recieved everyyear for education(reserves financial docs 2005-2010) and we know that around 20% of natives on reserves graduate compared to about 55% off. @ about 500 kids on this reserve thats more than 1700$ per kid/per month for about 9months school and we get 20% grad rate in the future. 2 FAIL!