The Canadian School Boards Association said the award process looks beyond projects focused on “beads and bannock, drums and dreamcatchers” to examples of sustained commitment to reconciliation.
Cowichan Tribes and the Cowichan Valley School Board have received a national award for their commitment to reconciliation, including working to promote the Hul’q’umi’num’ language and culture, and increasing the number of Indigenous people with school roles.
“This recognition is a testament to our strong bond and our thorough efforts to acknowledge and respect Indigenous language and culture within our school district,” said school board chair Cathy Schmidt. The school board announced last year that the new $86-million secondary school will have the traditional First Nations spelling of its name rather then the anglicized Cowichan, and be known as Quw’utsun Secondary.
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