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Province Acts on Recommendations of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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by ahnationtalk on December 2, 2015786 Views


December 2, 2015

The Manitoba government is introducing new proposed legislation that would mandate the First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework to ensure all Manitoba students and teachers would learn about the histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples, the legacy of residential schools and the significance of treaties in the present day, Education and Advanced Learning Minister James Allum announced today.

“Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report last summer, we share a responsibility to educate students about what happened in Canada’s residential schools and move forward in a spirit of reconciliation, mutual understanding and respect,” said Minister Allum. “By educating our future generations, we can learn from our past actions and work together to build a more inclusive and just Canada.”

The First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework integrates Indigenous perspectives into curricula and outlines the criteria to incorporate the perspectives and traditional knowledge of Indigenous people in professional development for teachers. It also sets out a vision for Indigenous education and outlines activities to enhance Indigenous student engagement, achievement and high school completion, the minister noted.

Minister Allum noted Indigenous partner organizations, elders, various royal commissions, research studies and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have all emphasized that improving education is the most effective way to work through the reconciliation with Indigenous people. The proposed legislation would require the framework to be reviewed and renewed every three years in consultation with community stakeholders and educational experts, the minister said.

“Programs like the Treaty Education Initiative (TEI) are a critical part of this legislation,” said James Wilson, commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba (TRCM). “Ensuring the TEI is integrated into all Manitoba schools would mean our students will gain a better understanding of our treaties and Canadian history than any generation before. This important legislation would, in part, provide teachers with the resources and tools they need to help them integrate these important topics into their already busy workloads.”

The minister noted Manitoba Education Advanced and Learning has been a partner with the TRCM since 2010 when the TEI began piloting, developing and implementing treaty education in the classrooms to ensure that teachers and students fully understand the importance of the treaties in Canadian history. The learning outcome of the TEI is that all Manitoba students will demonstrate knowledge of the topics, concepts and understanding of the treaties and the treaty relationship by the end of Grade 12.

The Manitoba government has previously introduced a number of mandatory outcomes to the Manitoba Social Studies curriculum related to treaty education and residential schools. Topics and outcomes relating to First Nation, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and cultures are integrated throughout the curriculum. In addition, all teacher-candidates enrolled in bachelor of education programs at Manitoba universities must take three credit hours in Indigenous perspectives.

A draft of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework is available online at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/aed/fnmi_framework/index.html. Developmental work on the draft policy framework continues, Minister Allum said.

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