Learning Opportunities

Nicole Polukoshko is a proud Métis educator who draws strength and inspiration from her Métis roots in the Northern Alberta Métis Homeland. With over 20 years of experience in K–6 classrooms, her career has been passionately devoted to education—particularly in the foundational years of early childhood learning. With a Bachelor of Education, she graduated with distinction from the University of Alberta. Nicole draws on her deep appreciation for Traditional Knowledge, cultivated through teachings from Métis Knowledge Holders and Elders. Her work is dedicated to bringing Métis-specific knowledge into schools and advancing Truth and Reconciliation.

Cheryl is a proud Métis woman- otipemisiwak iskwew- mother, and educator. She has recently retired after 34 years of teaching. Cheryl continues to give back
to her profession through Indigenous education workshop facilitation with the Alberta Teachers’ Association and to her Nation as Elder Helper at Métis Crossing. Her family names include Henderson, Whitford, Fraser, Gullion and Pruden from across the Métis homeland, including Red River, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Andrew, and Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement.