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By Caden Fanshaw

SD 57

SD57 students step up to honour Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 29, 2022 | 6:35 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – In advance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation set for September 30th, students across School District 57 stepped up to hold various events.

At DP Todd Secondary, leadership students stepped up to put on an activity for students to sign their own commitments to reconciliation on the school’s bulletin boards. In exchange students got a free piece of bannock made by Indigenous Education Workers.

For senior students at the school, the culture and attitude towards events similar has significantly changed in just the past few years.

SD57 has been at the forefront of a lot of talk about reconciliation provincially, Jennifer Whiteside, BC’s Minister of Education has said she hopes Prince George and the area can be a template for others to follow in terms of Indigenous relations and education.

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Important to acknowledge a lot has changed in offerings of Indigenous-related education for students with more emphasis than ever on learning on the land and using the Dakelh language in lessons and in signage within schools.

Everyone involved still understands there is a long way to go on this journey of reconciliation.