Noella Eagle
Noella Eagle is a
Dakota member of the Canupawakpa Dakota Nation. She
has been involved in First Nations Education for the
last 25 years. She had worked at various capacities to
include Teacher, Principal to current Education
Director. She is currently near completion of her
Masters in Education Administration. Noella’s
aspiration is to complete her Ph.D. in Education
focusing on Administration as she sees the need for
sound First Nation’s Education systems. She continues
to advocate for equality education for all aboriginal
learners and to instill life long learning. Noella has
formed the Dakota Iapi Teunkindapi Consortium to
address the current language loss within the Dakota
communities of Manitoba. She understands from 30 years
of educational research that speaking your own first
language is academically beneficial. She encourages
and supports Language Immersion Programming. Noella is
the youngest daughter of Jerome Yuhaha and Jean Eagle
both of Canupawakpa Dakota Nation and she comes from a
Tiospa of six children and two adopted sisters. She is
the mother of two sons, Cassidy and Travis. She is the
Kunshi Hanska and Tuwi Hanska to numerous children
from her siblings. She enjoys traveling during the
summer on the Pow Wow Trail. She enjoys reading
various genres of literature. She enjoys sports events
and continues to participate in volleyball, baseball
and golf.
Elaine Hall-Pratt
Elaine Hall Pratt is a Dakota from the Sioux Valley Dakota
Nation in Manitoba. She is currently the Director of
Curriculum and Dakota Studies for Sioux Valley Education
Authority. She was previously employed with the Manitoba
First Nations Education Resource Centre from 1999 to March
2007; first as an English Language Arts Specialist,
Curriculum Development Specialist and as a School
Administration Specialist. Her previous educational work
experiences includes over twenty years as a classroom
teacher at all levels, administrator, and providing
consultative language and curriculum supports for various
educational programs for First Nations’ schools and
communities. She has been very instrumental in providing
support on the development of curriculum
resources/materials and consultative services to First
Nations communities in Manitoba. She has a Master of
Education degree in Curriculum Development, and is
currently pursuing her Ph. D Studies.