Truth and Reconciliation
School District #57 Strategic Plan 2021-2026 District Direction:
Truth & Reconciliation:
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Committing to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Actions implemented throughout our system to ensure a healthier future for Indigenous learners and a system that acknowledges and teaches Canada’s true history.
Indigenous Education Department
District Learning Commons Discovery Portal: Resources on Truth and Reconciliation
Nusdeh Yoh Dakelh Language Learning
FNESC Learning First Peoples Classroom Resources
Indigenous Peoples Big Map of Canada
First People's Principles of Learning
FNESC Residential Schools Resources
Call to Action #57
We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to provide education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations. This will require skillsbased training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.
Call to Action #62
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in consultation and collaboration with Survivors, Aboriginal peoples, and educators, to make age-appropriate curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples’ historical and contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve students.
Call to Action #63
We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including:
i. Developing and implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve curriculum and learning resources on Aboriginal peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of residential schools.
ii. Sharing information and best practices on teaching curriculum related to residential schools and Aboriginal history.
iii. Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.
iv. Identifying teacher-training needs relating to the above.