Decolonization & Indignatization
→ “We cannot understand schools today without a look at what they were yesterday” – Becoming a Teacher, 2012, p. 60
→ “Land acknowledgements are a stepping stone to honouring broken treaty relationships” – Julie Machnaik
→ “If we want to contribute to systemic change, we need to understand the concepts of decolonization, indigenization, and reconciliation” – Fatima Pirbhai-Illich
Truth & Reconciliation
→ “Reconciliation in the context of education begins with the basic courtesy of acknowledging the peoples upon whose land we learn”- Charlene Bearhead
→ “Reconciliation truly begins not with a statement, but with an action” – John Jones
→ “Reconciliation is not an aborignal problem, it is a Canadian problem. It involves all of us” – Justice Murray Sinclair
→ “If there is to be reconciliation first there must be truth” – Timothy B. Tyson
Inclusive Education
→ “Inclusive education means all students, those with disabilities, those with other special needs are in in regular classrooms with their same age peers in the schools within the community that they live” – Corey Hadden
→ “Students who experience discrimination, whether it is based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or culture have a legal right to be safe and protected in schools.” – Deepening the Discussion: Gender and Sexual Diversity
→ “Inclusive education matters because it ensures that our classrooms are reflective of society” – Vianne Timmons