Aboriginal Education Committee

Jenny Fennell – Chair celestabrenda@gmail.com

School District 73 Aboriginal Education Department

Land Acknowledgement – The protocol for land acknowledgement during virtual presentations (Zoom) is for the host to acknowledge the Nation and the specific territory of the nation the host is zooming in on. Please refer to the approved land acknowledgement in the link for the appropriate territory acknowledgement.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_GWLdI8mo4IcMZdm6r3XULYTX-QKbVO/view

The list of the 7 First Nations communities that SD73 is located on:

Skeetchestn Indian Band
Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band
Simpcw
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
Adams Lake Indian Band
Skwláx te Secwepemcúl̓ucw (Change Spring 2023 from Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band)
Neskonlith Indian Band

Residential School – How to Talk to Students About Residential School resource video by Monique Gray Smith. Truth and Reconciliation is not a one and done day. It is also a part of our obligations both in the curriculum and in Standard 9. This is a great video on how educators can talk about Residential Schools and the topic of Truth and Reconciliation. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SENSITIVITY, TRAUMA, AND AGE-APPROPRIATE PEDAGOGY WHEN APPROACHING THIS SUBJECT (like we would with any heavy subject matter).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOJ_lMCVvk

Professional Standards for Teachers

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/teach/teacher-regulation/standards-for-educators/edu_standards.pdf

Professional Standard 9, Indigenous Education

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10PA1Tz05nZAfgvnavZ28xxF5-G7kRlK6/view

Link to the Cultural Competency Guide

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k7ABQwt1KToWfqTSodg5IkyN0OxFwJy7/view

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation website