Reconciliation in Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD)
Lloydminster Public School Division, located on ancestral and traditional lands of Treaty 6 and homeland of the Métis, endeavors to ensure personal excellence for all students. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education is a priority LPSD is committed to answering the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that pertain to education. Through this commitment, we aim to each student through a journey of reconciliation of Head (understanding), Heart (feeling), and Hand (action). Our students have inspired us to keep going on this path because “We Are All Treaty People”.
Reconciliation in LPSD is multi-faceted. As such:
- We are working towards the inclusion of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit content into all curricula.
- We are encouraging authentic community engagement from the First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
- We are fostering partnerships with the Aboriginal community to support the cultural and holistic development of our students.
- We are supporting students and families as they transition from home to school, school to school, and to a world of work and post-secondary education.
- We continue to support the Reconciliation efforts of the Heart of Treaty 6 Reconciliation circle within the community of Lloydminster and region.
The spirit and intent toward Reconciliation efforts, LPSD is planning to raise the Treaty 6 and Metis flags. On September 9th, 1876, along the North Saskatchewan River, 45 minutes north of Lloydminster, the signing of Treaty Six took place at Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan. The numbered treaties were required in order for the expansion of Western Canada to establishing a country and were needed to begin. We acknowledge the ancestral and traditional lands of Treaty 6 and homeland of the Métis, for we are all Treaty people.
LPSD Indigenous Contacts
Clint Chocan, Coordinator of Learning & Instruction, Indigenous Consultant
Denae Bruce, LCHS Indigenous Coach/Teacher
Kelsie Lorenz, LPSD Teacher, LPSD FNMI Resource
To contact the above please e-mail contact@lpsd.ca
Reconciliation Websites/Resources:
Reconciliation Office of the Treaty Commission
Reconciliation in Saskatchewan Schools – TRC Calls to Action
Pedagogy Empowering the Spirit