Sask. government launches one-time grant to support truth and reconciliation education
The Saskatchewan Education Ministry introduced plans on Thursday to launch a one-time grant program to assist college students studying about truth and reconciliation.
Introduced on the primary federally acknowledged Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation, the Training Ministry will present roughly $100,000 in complete for these grants.
Saskatchewan faculty divisions, historic excessive colleges and certified unbiased colleges can apply for as much as $5,000 to collaborate with native Indigenous communities to carry ahead actions to “advance reconciliation” all through the 2021-22 faculty 12 months.
“These grants provide an opportunity for Saskatchewan colleges to come back along with Indigenous communities to have a significant dialogue within the spirit of reconciliation,” Training Minister Dustin Duncan stated.
“It’s important we acknowledge the tragic legacy of residential colleges and supply Saskatchewan residents with alternatives to study our shared historical past as a part of our dedication to constructing our province.”
Particulars on the applying course of will come out within the coming days, a authorities launch stated.
The deadline for purposes is Nov. 5.
“The grants will permit faculty divisions, historic excessive colleges and certified unbiased colleges to work immediately with Indigenous communities throughout Saskatchewan to construct relationships and to proceed work towards addressing the Reality and Reconciliation Calls to Motion. It’s anticipated that the actions will create alternatives for college students, workers and Indigenous communities to plan and study collectively and to implement actions to advance reconciliation.”
Treaty commissioner Mary Culbertson stated studying in regards to the expertise of residential survivors and intergenerational survivors is vital for reconciliation.
“Their experiences have to be honoured and it’s our technology at the moment – and our subsequent generations which can be in our colleges – that can carry ahead the understanding and training about these experiences and these techniques which have precipitated such devastating results on tradition, language, identification and households. Reconciliation is in regards to the fact, repairing relationships and constructing relationships,” Culbertson stated.
“With out the reality, there could be no reconciliation. Constructing relationships is significant to the restoration of Treaty relationships on this province.”
The Indian Residential Colleges Disaster Line (1-866-925-4419) is obtainable 24 hours a day for anybody experiencing ache or misery because of their residential faculty expertise.
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