Design and Development of Immersive 3D game for Aamjiwnaang First Nation to Educate the of Youth of their History, Culture and Community

在经历了几个世纪的殖民待遇之后，第一民族的土著人民仍然面临着恢复其文化发言权和社会地位的挑战。 这些第一民族社区中的每一个都有自己独特的历史、语言、文化习俗和精神信仰。传统上，长老在支持第一民族社区的正规和非正规教育方面发挥着至关重要的作用。他们传授传统，知识，文化，价值观和经验教训，使用口头和角色模型的传统做法。老年人是社区产生和传播的知识的载体和体现者。随着加拿大土著老年人的年龄增长，人们越来越担心第一民族社区对其历史、文化和语言的知识将消失。 位于安大略南部的Aamjiwnaang第一民族是Anishinaabe（Ojibwe）第一民族乐队。与其他第一民族社区一样，Aamjiwnaang面临着保存其历史、文化和语言知识的挑战。社区的长老们正在衰老，随着他们中的许多人死亡，他们所获得的教义和知识也将成为Aamjiwnaang未来成员无法获得这些信息的威胁。兰顿学院的研究与创新部门与Aamjiwnaang第一民族合作将设计和开发一个互动的3D游戏，包括社区验证的历史，文化和语言内容，包含互动游戏，教育和模拟组件。研究结果将为Aamjiwnaang第一民族提供一个创新的解决方案，以应对教育和吸引青年学习其丰富遗产的挑战。调查结果还将提供一个平台，供加拿大其他第一民族社区利用，以应对其社区的这一挑战。此外，还可以利用这一平台教育非土著人，直接支持加拿大对真相与和解的承诺。

After centuries of colonial treatment, the indigenous peoples of the First Nations are still facing the challenge of recovering their cultural voice and social status. Each of these First Nation communities has their own unique history, language, cultural practices, and spiritual beliefs. Elders traditionally hold crucial roles in supporting both formal and informal education in First Nations communities. They impart tradition, knowledge, culture, values, and lessons using orality and role modeling traditional practices. Elders are the carriers and emblems of communally generated and mediated knowledge. As the current generation of Indigenous elders age in Canada there is a growing concern that First Nation Communities knowledge of their history, culture, and language will be lost. The Aamjiwnaang First Nation located in Southern Ontario is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) First Nations Band. As other First Nation communities Aamjiwnaang is challenged to preserve their knowledge of their history, culture and language. The elders of the community are aging and as many of them perish, so will the teachings and knowledge that they have obtained creating a threat of Aamjiwnaang's future members not having access to this information. Lambton College's Research & Innovation department in partnership with Aamjiwnaang First Nation will design and develop an interactive 3D game that includes community verified historical, cultural and language content, containing interactive gameplay, education, and simulation components. The results will provide Aamjiwnaang First Nation an innovative solution to addressing the challenge of educating and engaging their youth in learning about their rich heritage. The resultswill also provide a platform that other First Nation communities across Canada can utilize to address this challenge in their communities. There is also potential to additionally use this platform to educate non-Indigenous in direct support of Canada's commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.