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Indigenous Education

Knowledge Building across SCCDSB:
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Traditions, Cultures, and Perspectives 

Acknowledgement of Ancestral Lands
The following Acknowledgement of Ancestral Lands has three components: yesterday, today, and tomorrow and reflects, in full circle, all that came before and all that comes after. 
We are thankful for the Creator’s gift of Mother Earth, providing everything we need for life:  air, water, land, and all of Creation. We acknowledge that this land, surrounded  by water, on which we are gathered today is part of the ancestral land of the Anishinaabeg and the Lunaapeewak.
Together, as treaty people, we have a shared responsibility to act with respect for the environment, protecting the future for those generations to come.

Artwork by Cedric Isaac

St. Clair Catholic District School Board Vision for Indigenous Education

To build cultural competency and develop an understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures, histories and perspectives in all St. Clair Catholic District School Board classrooms as we work towards improving student achievement and well-being among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students.  

To build reciprocal relationships with the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities based on trust, mutual respect, and sharing that will support and nurture the growing success of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students and all students as we serve as partners in the learning environments across St. Clair Catholic District School Board. 

Bimi Akiiwan Acknowledgement of Ancestral Lands Community Connections Self-Identification Critically Thinking
13 Moons Stars Anishinaabemowin Grandfather Teachings Medicine Wheel
Residential Schools Treaty Recognition Indian Act Metis Louis Riel
Inuit Remembrance Day Water Connecting with Indigenous Knowledge Inspiring Indigenous People
MMIWG2S+ Wet’suet’en Resources Prayers National Indigenous People's Day