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Indigenous History Month

This year, at Canyon-Lister Elementary School, the students had so many great moments of learning and celebration in the Aboriginal Education Program. Here are a few of the highlights!

The school year is coming to a close in a few weeks and hundreds of high school graduates across our district will reach out their hands to accept their Certificate of Graduation or B.C. “Dogwood diploma.”  

Trafalgar Makes Fancy Shawl Regalia and Dances at Powwow!

This year at Rosemont Elementary we began by exploring our personal name stories and discussed how stories are tied to our identities. We explored Metis culture and identity through the stories “The Giving Tree”, “Fiddle Dancer” and “Dancing in my Bones” and learned about the idea of reciprocity.

Mount Sentinel Secondary School’s (MSSS) Aboriginal Education Program has been facilitating a number of initiatives this year. Some of the highlights include our Orange Shirt Day (OSD) assembly in September.

It feels like the school year speeds up this time of year!  May is when 2024 grads who have applied for scholarships are going through adjudication for their awards, while others are preparing to embark on their first steps in a career, apprenticeship, job search, gap year or post-secondary educational journey. 

Since January Students at South Nelson Elementary school have been focusing on connection with Indigenous art and connection with the world around us. 

in March, Janelle Alladina came to SD8 to share knowledge about Pow Wow and Indigenous Peoples in Canada. She shared stories, language, and teachings from her Nation.