Regina Public Schools signs MOU to promote Indigenous education

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Regina Public School Division and the Office of the Treaty Commissioner in Regina this week to help guide the school division’s strategic plan by including Indigenous concepts, history, culture, and perspectives.

In a news release, Regina Public Schools said the MOU signed at mâmawêyatitân centre, was targeted to foster collaboration and support between the two organizations through the implementation of the Treaty Outcomes of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

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The five-year MOU will enable the creation of shared education projects that promote understanding on treaties as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls to Justice.

Part of these projects include exhibits at museum locations in the school division area, special off-site exhibits, and travelling exhibits “whenever feasible.”

“The concrete actions being taken to implement treaty education are for our children and future
generations — so they may understand the truth of our shared history,” Dr. Kathy Walker, Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan, said in the release.

“By creating a partnership with Regina Public Schools, we are strengthening opportunities for students, educators, and communities to learn what it means to live the treaties. By understanding our shared history and what it means to be a treaty person, we can create a stronger future for everyone.”

“Regina Public Schools is committed to recognizing and honouring the Indigenous Peoples of Saskatchewan’s Treaty Nations, and a critical part of this is in the classroom,” Mark Haarmann, Director of Education and CEO at Regina Public School Division, said in the release.

The release said both parties will meet annually to review progress.

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