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By Ian Gustafson

Province gives $140,000 to schools for Truth and Reconciliation education

Mar 10, 2022 | 4:00 PM

The Government of Saskatchewan is giving approximately $140,000 in grants to schools in the province for Truth and Reconciliation education.

A total of 27 schools will receive up to $5,000 to work with their local Indigenous communities on Truth and Reconciliation for this school year.

“These grants represent our government’s commitment to advancing reconciliation in our communities,” Education Minister Dustin Duncan said in a media release. “We are pleased to see these grants support collaboration and education on important topics, such as Indigenous histories, languages, arts, cultures and way of knowing as we continue on the path to healing.”

Schools or school divisions were able to apply for the one-time grant on Orange Shirt Day.

Some of those involved include many local schools and divisions in central and northern Saskatchewan.

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Prince Albert

This includes Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CEF) who will collaborate with local Indigenous Elders to provide resources to inform staff on treaty education, reconciliation, and Indigenous perspectives in the classroom. The CEF will also ask their schools to display a Treaty 4 or 6 flag.

The Prince Albert Catholic School Division will speak with cultural leaders in the Indigenous community to create an educational resource on truth and reconciliation.

Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division will connect with Wahpeton Dakota Nation and Muskoday First Nation to present a training opportunity for teachers to acquire the essential knowledge and skills to be great speakers in Dakota language and Cree language.

Creighton

The Creighton School Division will work with their local Indigenous communities to have their students learn creative, active, hands on, and in-depth Indigenous arts experiences.

Humboldt

The Horizon School Division will work with local First Nations communities to organize the presentation on the 7 Generation Walk. The walk has an intended outcome of healing relationships by publicly sharing truths.

North Battleford

The Light of Christ Roman Catholic School Division will work with First Nation communities to create a series of video vignettes to provide teachers with the tools they need so every student can learn about Indigenous people and cultures.

The Living Sky School Division will work with local Indigenous communities to put together events and resources that will support Indigenous learning and perspectives in schools.

Melfort

The North East School Division will work with the Muskoday First Nation to develop a resource that provides a visual display to life on a contemporary First Nation Community.

La Ronge

The Northern Lights School Division, working with local Indigenous communities, will create tools and resources to support learning Indigenous languages.

The Ile-à-la-Crosse School Division will speak with local Elders and traditional knowledge keepers to develop actions that will provide learning opportunities for students in Indigenous culture.

Meadow Lake

The Northwest School Division, alongside local Elders and Knowledge Keepers, will provide targeted and relevant professional learning to equip teachers with culturally responsive strategies for the classroom.

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