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Project Profile

Project Title:

Norwood Oral History

Initiative:

Imagineaction Social Action Projects

School Name:

Nelson McIntyre Collegiate

School board / First Nations school jurisdiction:

Louis Riel School Division

Project Theme:

Connect [relationships]
Engage [active & participatory citizenship]

Grade Level:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject Areas:

English, Social Sciences and Humanities, Technological Education

City:

Winnipeg

Province/Territory:

Manitoba

Community Partners:

* University of Winnipeg Oral History Project (Dep't of History)/Alexander Freund

* NelsonMcIntyre Collegiate Alumni Association

A further level of community interaction arises from the students recruiting media from members of the community to convert to a more permanent medium for our archives and for the original owners. This makes a connection to the present and the past of the people in our community.

All the assignments and opportunities above will make valuable contributions to our archive.

Norwood Oral History

As we approach our 100th anniversary as a school (in 2014) we want to expand on our current oral history project to include the Norwood Community. This will involve interviews and archiving existing media in a more permanent format for the citizens and the school.