Sol Mamakwa, Ontario NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, said it\u2019s shameful for the Ford Conservatives to rewrite the First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit studies curriculum without adequately consulting Indigenous communities; and wrong for Doug Ford to make Indigenous education an optional elective.<\/p>\n
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On Tuesday, the Ford Conservatives announced the new curriculum for First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit studies after abruptly cancelling Indigenous curriculum-writing sessions last summer.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s disheartening and frustrating to see the voices of Indigenous communities ignored once again,\u201d said Mamakwa. \u201cThe Indigenous curriculum should be developed by Indigenous communities \u2014 not the Ford government, ramming through a new First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit studies curriculum without offering Indigenous communities meaningful opportunities to shape what it looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The curriculum is being made an optional elective at a time when the Ford Conservatives\u2019 broader cuts to Ontario\u2019s education system have already forced school board to cancel hundreds of classes, throttling the number of electives offered, and even cancelling sections of core courses in some cases.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit studies curriculum must be mandatory, and it must reflect the experiences, voices and wisdom of Indigenous communities,\u201d said Mamakwa. \u201cFord is not taking this TRC Call to Action seriously \u2014 and that drags us backwards, further away from reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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