- Conferences this Thursday and Friday. Teachers have emailed you to let you know who you should schedule your conference with. If you did not receive an email then please let your homeroom teacher know.
- Conferences are student-led, so it's important that your child attend as well in order for them to be able to share their learning with you.
We Are All Treaty People
Quest theatre came to our school today and presented “We Are All Treaty People”. This play is hosted by a Trickster character who
encounters a girl of aboriginal descent and a girl of colonial decent.
They wonder if they can be friends, even though they don’t know or
understand their shared history of this land.
Trickster tells them the
story of southern Alberta and Treaty Seven, including the context in
which it was signed, the promises that were made and broken and
the issues that still challenge us today. Although sore points are
touched upon, such as negative racial references, the whiskey trade
and residential schools, the story is told with song, prayer, creative
movement and puppets that illustrates how we can all work together
towards a collective understanding of the history of the place we all
call home. to heal and create understanding. The girls in the story
defy the Trickster and do become friends.
At the end of the day the entire school took part in a round dance. This was a unifying moment together as a school. Please see photos below.
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