The School District of Mystery Lake, the Flin Flon School Division, and the Frontier School Division are among the 33 school divisions taking part in a pilot program revolving around Indigenous education.
The provincial government says the pilot will support engagement with Elders and knowledge keepers to promote Indigenous history, culture, traditional values, contemporary lifestyles, and traditional knowledge in the provincial curriculum.
Dana Rudy, the Deputy Minister of Education, explains Thompson was among the communities chosen to take part in the pilot due to the large presence of land-based education and Elder and knowledge keepers in the district.
Rudy adds the pilot would further build upon the strengths of what’s already offered in the pilot schools and would allow the province to learn more about how to deliver authentic Indigenous education in other communities in Manitoba.
Three schools in the School District of Mystery Lake will take part in the pilot: Wapanohk Community School, Ecole Riverside, and Rd Parker Collegiate.
The pilot will begin on January 17th and will wrap up March 30th
