Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of Calgary Aboriginal Education Consortium

This file contains a presentation by the Calgary Aboriginal Education Consortium, represented by George Calliou, Native Centre, University of Calgary; Elsie Wuttunee, Calgary Catholic Separate School District No. 1; Doreen L'Hirondelle, Calgary Board of Education; Doreen Spence, President, Plains Indians Cultural Survival School; and Nancy Lynch, President, Alberta Vocational Centre. Their presentations focus on the challenges and effort of providing adequate education programs and facilities for Aboriginal students. Recommendations include Aboriginal representation on the Board of Trustees and on school councils; the Aboriginal teachers and other specialist should be employed by the Calgary Catholic Separate School District No. 1; and the school districts must make it policy for Student Services personnel and teaching staff to become educated in First Nations cultures. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.