By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 With her stoic demeanour and unmistakable presence, one might see Pat Jansen as an Indigenous knowledge keeper or storyteller. In a way, she is one: but rather than telling the stories of her people of Horse Lake First Nation in Alberta, she shapes children\u2019s stories as the principal of Indigenous education in School District 60 (SD60). Sitting at the desk in her office, she tells the story of how she came to be an educator \u2013 going back to her school days, when she was part of what she described as a \u201csilent generation\u201d of Indigenous people. \u201cYou don\u2019t know of [colonial education] when you are growing up,\u201d said Jansen. \u201cYou are amidst it and it is… <\/p>\n
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 With her stoic demeanour and unmistakable presence, one might see Pat Jansen as an Indigenous knowledge keeper or storyteller. In a way, she is one: but rather than telling the stories of her people of Horse Lake First Nation in Alberta, she shapes children\u2019s stories as the principal of Indigenous education in School District 60 (SD60). Sitting at the desk in her office, she tells the story of how she came to be an educator \u2013 going back to her school days, when she was part of what she described as a \u201csilent generation\u201d of Indigenous people. \u201cYou don\u2019t know of [colonial education] when you are growing up,\u201d said Jansen. \u201cYou are amidst it and it is... <\/p>\n