Our Commitment to the Calls to Action and Reconciliation
The Wellington Catholic District School Board is committed to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit student success. It is our goal to educate all students and educators on the rich cultures culturally relevant programming in our schools that reflect the importance of Indigenous voices.
Land Acknowledgement
The Wellington Catholic District School Board is situated on the ancestral, territorial, and treaty lands of the Michi Saagig of the Credit and the Saukiing Ojibway Nation, both Anishinaabek Nations. This land also includes part of the Haldimand Tract, which was granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River. As original peoples, Indigenous Nations have distinct, constitutionally protected rights in their territories. For generations, this land has been and remains the home of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. We acknowledge this with gratitude. We are committed to the ongoing journey of learning and reconciliation, and we honour this commitment through our everyday actions.
Click the links below to learn more about the treaty partners of the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Council
The Wellington Catholic District School Board has formed a First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Council. The purpose of this council is to assist in identifying community needs and to provide advice and guidance on Indigenous initiatives and to advise on the annual First Nation, Métis, Inuit Board Action Plan. New Indigenous education initiatives and projects at the board, will be shared with this group for consultation and feedback.
Terms of Reference
First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Council Minutes
IEC meeting minutes are available here.
Community Supports and Resources
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line. 1-855-242-3310. Hope for Wellness Help Line in English, Ojibway/Anishinaabemowin, Plains Cree, Inuinnaqtun, Nunavik Ungava, Aipaii Nutaaq, Nunatsiavut, and North Baffin dialects.
Grand River Métis Council: Promotes and preserves the Métis way of life, looks to our elders, to attain and maintain our Métis traditions, culture, spirituality and the respect of Mother Earth, and ensures future generations carry on this vision, we are committed to educating our Youth.
Indian Residential School Survivors Society: The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty-year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.
The Healing of the Seven Generations: The Healing of the Seven Generations assists First Peoples residing in the Region of Waterloo and surrounding areas. They work with individuals and families who are suffering the intergenerational impacts of the residential school system. This includes growing up in dysfunctional families; emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuses; poor self-esteem or poor self-image as a First Peoples person; loss of culture; lack of awareness of cultural identity, teachings, values, and traditions; poverty, and addictions.
Tungasuvvingat Inuit: Tungasuvvingat Inuit is an Inuit-specific urban services provider that offers community supports for Inuit of all ages. Finding your way through the urban systems and getting the support you need is what TI does. They are able to support you as you build your life in the south and work to keep you connected to your culture in the north.