Indigenous Education

Indigenous Education – Walking the Path Together

Staff and students demonstrate commitment to Truth and Reconciliation by learning about the impacts of colonization, collaborating with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit community and partners, and utilizing holistic approaches to student success. By engaging staff, students, and families in deepening their learning about residential schools, Treaties, as well as the ongoing contributions of Indigenous knowledge, culture, and perspective, DCDSB prioritizes Indigenous Education across the system. By learning as action for social change, educators are guided by Ontario curriculum and three foundational documents:

Goals and Strategies

Indigenous Student Success: Improve well-being and achievement for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students

Amplify Indigenous student voice through increasing engagement through the Indigenous Student Circle
Enhance individual supports for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students through Indigenous Student Engagement Facilitator

Truth and Reconciliation: Demonstrate growing commitment board wide to Truth and Reconciliation

Increase system capacity in making the Land Acknowledgement meaningful
Provide system learning on anti-Indigenous racism and creating a culture of safety

Cultural Teaching and Learning: Advance ‘Indigenous Education for All’ through providing authentic learning opportunities for students and explicit connections to curriculum

Build educator capacity in Indigenous Education through intentional data-driven, Indigenous-centered professional learning
Promote authentic First Nations, Métis, and Inuit voices in schools through intentional resources and supports
Prioritize Land as Teacher, nurturing student and staff learning about and relationship with Land