{"id":161509,"date":"2022-06-30T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T02:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161509"},"modified":"2022-07-05T15:40:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T01:40:49","slug":"uh-community-colleges-nic-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/30\/uh-community-colleges-nic-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreements connect Indigenous students in Canada, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_15946\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ooj72MS-xDE?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"North Island College and Kapi\u02bbolani CC Cultural Exchange 2022, Final Day\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a> are boosting Indigenization, sharing of knowledge and study abroad through two memorandums of understanding with a Canadian community college.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161522\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"two people signing paper\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-4-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-4.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Chancellor Pagotto and <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> President Domae signs agreement between the two colleges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first agreement lays the groundwork for student, faculty and staff exchanges between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nic.bc.ca\/\">North Island College<\/a> (<abbr>NIC<\/abbr>) and the seven <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community College campuses. The agreement allows <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> students to pay <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> tuition while studying at a <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community College in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Hawai&#699;i.<\/span> <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>\u2019s campuses and facilities are located on or near Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<p>The second agreement builds upon the 15-year relationship between <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> and <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>, with an expanded focus on educational pathways, joint research projects and cultural exchange opportunities for students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Though the histories of the First Nations of Canada and the Native Hawaiians in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> diverge in the details, it is clear that much is shared: deeply held convictions about sovereignty, the primacy of cultural and linguistic heritage, and sacred relationships with the land,&rdquo; said <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Chancellor <strong>Louise Pagotto<\/strong>. &ldquo;We have so much to learn from each other about how to promote Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing within Western academic institutions for the betterment of our communities. Our agreement memorializes these shared goals and commits us to furthering these deep connections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>糖心Vlog官方 to <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161520\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-2-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"hula performance\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-2-130x89.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Dean of Arts and Sciences <span aria-label=\"Nawaa\">N&#257;wa&#699;a<\/span> Napoleon and Keauhou Mitchell-Aldan presenting hula kahiko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The signings were part of <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>\u2019s recent visit to <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, where <span aria-label=\"Kwakwala\">Kwak&#699;wala<\/span> (an Indigenous language from Western Canada) students in the Indigenous Language Fluency Certificate from Port Hardy, were invited to Honolulu for a cultural exchange. The cohort was offered in partnership with the Kwakiult, Gwa&#8217;sala-&#8216;Nakwaxda&#8217;xw and Quatsino Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We raise our hands in gratitude to University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Vice President for Community Colleges <strong>Erika Lacro<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College Chancellor Louise Pagotto, the Native Hawaiian Council and Dean <strong><span aria-label=\"Nawaa\">N&#257;wa&#699;a<\/span> Napoleon<\/strong> for hosting <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>,&rdquo; said <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> President and <abbr title=\"chief executive officer\">CEO<\/abbr> Lisa Domae. &ldquo;Indigenous-led, land-based language revitalization is at the very heart of <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to \u2018work together as one\u2019 and to walk the long path toward truth and reconciliation. As island schools, we share a special kinship with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College that we look forward to growing together. These two agreements build on our previous relationships and expand opportunities for students to include studying abroad as part of their learning at <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161521\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people dancing\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dressed in traditional blankets, ermine, and cedar, <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> presented dances from their ancestors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 10-day visit focused on revitalizing the deeply rooted connections that were established generations ago with Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island and to exchange dialogue on Indigenization and Native Hawaiian language revitalization with <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> and <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>. The rich conversations about Indigenous education, knowledge, practices and the <span aria-label=\"ainabased\">&#699;aina-based<\/span> learning around the island of <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> were facilitated by Napoleon and members of <a href=\"https:\/\/ohana.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/authorized-governance-organizations\/kalaualani\/\"><span aria-label=\"Aha\">&#699;Aha<\/span> Kal&#257;ualani<\/a>, the college\u2019s Native Hawaiian Council.<\/p>\n<p>The final day of the cultural exchange saw both <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> and <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> share protocol, chants and dances. Napoleon presented a mele (song), which he had composed based on the events that had taken place during <abbr>NIC<\/abbr>\u2019s visit to <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. <strong>Keauhou Mitchell-Aldan<\/strong>, of <span aria-label=\"Aha\">&#699;Aha<\/span> Kal&#257;ualani, composed and danced a hula kahiko to accompany the mele.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161519\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-1.jpg\" alt=\"large group of people\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kapiolani-nic-mou-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students, faculty and staff from <abbr>NIC<\/abbr> and <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> gather at Ka Wehena Kaiao on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Island College in Canada expands research, cultural exchange with <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1073,63,71,56],"class_list":["post-161509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-international-exchange","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161509"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161627,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161509\/revisions\/161627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}