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Hello - Kwey, Let's Talk Education!

Hello - Kwey, Let's Talk Education!

By: STACY@LEARNRÉCIT
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Tune in to 'Hello-Kwey, Let's Talk Education' – a podcast that creates a space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices across Quebec to share knowledge and experiences about supporting Indigenous youth and fostering understanding about First Peoples in schools.


Most episodes feature interviews with educators, authors, artists, students, community leaders, and advocates who are working to make a difference in Indigenous education and foster a collective understanding across communities. We also explore timely news, address questions from our listeners, and highlight valuable resources and initiatives happening across Quebec.


Hosted by the RÉCIT Provincial Services for First Nations and Inuit and the Anglophone community, this bi-monthly podcast serves as a platform for authentic dialogue about the challenges and successes in creating more inclusive, culturally responsive educational environments. Whether you're an educator, parent, student, or community member, you'll find perspectives that deepen understanding and inspire collective action.


Join the conversation and help collaboratively build more supportive educational spaces for all youth.

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Episodes
  • Chatting with Mona Tolley about Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education
    Mar 12 2026

    This episode opens with Mona grounding us in Anishinaabe teachings of gratitude and welcoming, setting the tone for a conversation about transforming education through relationships.

    Mona unpacks the terms decolonization, indigenization, and reconciliation with clarity and purpose, examining how local Indigenous ways of knowing can shape classrooms. Decolonizing helps us see what the system was built to do and who it leaves out. Indigenizing invites local nations’ ways of knowing, doing, and being into the heart of classrooms, curriculum, and school design. Reconciliation turns truth into action: funding language revitalization, co-creating curricula and assessment, and shifting calendars to honour community life.

    At its heart, this conversation is about relationships (with people, knowledge, and the land) and how these relationships shape our work as educators and lifelong learners.

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    45 mins
  • Chatting with Anne-Marie De SilVa about Indigenous Perspectives and CCQ
    Feb 26 2026

    In this episode, we’re diving into Quebec’s new Culture and Citizenship in Québec (CCQ) program. We explore how Indigenous perspectives are woven throughout the curriculum and highlight essential resources, such as Voices From The Land, available to help educators bring this content to life.

    Anne-Marie breaks down the program, explaining its sociological foundations that encourage students to research cultural realities with evidence, and its ethical lens that prompts reflection on how to move forward responsibly. She emphasizes that Indigenous knowledge isn't a standalone unit; it’s a thread that connects to all themes in the program, from our relationships with the land to our sense of identity and community.

    We also get honest about the "fear of getting it wrong", a common hurdle for non-Indigenous educators, and the importance of cultural humility. The key is building local partnerships, acknowledging our own knowledge gaps, and learning alongside our students.

    If this episode resonates with you, please share it with a colleague! We’d also love to hear how you are integrating Indigenous perspectives into your classroom and how the CCQ program is coming to life for you and your students.

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    17 mins
  • Chatting with Loretta Robinson: Naskapi Niistim & Competency 15
    Oct 29 2025

    In this episode, we meet with Naskapi educator Loretta Robinson from Kawawachikamach. Loretta Robinson explores how education deepens when reconnected to the land, and how children thrive when their learning honours their own rhythm, language, and relationships.


    Loretta begins by honouring us with stories of her childhood in Kawawachikamach—gathering medicines, listening to aunties, and witnessing a herd of caribou stride across a frozen lake. Those memories shaped her vision for the Naskapi Niistim program. This youth program, translated as "Naskapi first", is rooted in Naskapi language, stories, the land and the caribou, placing Naskapi culture at the center. Daily practices like morning fires, seasonal teachings, and emotional check-ins in Naskapi help children nurture self-awareness and weave language into practical, lived moments.


    Loretta also discussed the creation of Competency 15, designed to support Quebec educators in transitioning from a position of expert to that of learner. The "two rivers, one canoe" metaphor serves as a tool for reflection, encouraging teachers to thoughtfully integrate curriculum requirements with Indigenous knowledge systems while honouring the integrity and depth of both. Educators are invited to continually examine where they are in this ongoing journey of learning and relationship-building.

    We concluded by exploring 'The Day on the Land' professional development initiative, which invites educators to Kawawachikamach to experience this approach in practice. Local Knowledge Keepers and Elders guide this experience. Educators interested in attending are encouraged to talk to their administrators and directors of education about the opportunities available to them.

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    56 mins
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