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Aboriginal History Day held at CNC

First Nations from across the North were on hand at the College of New Caledonia today (Wednesday) to allow students and community members to learn about Indigenous History.

This was part of the College’s Aboriginal History Day.

Lheidli T’enneh Elder Darlene McIntosh is a Cultural Advisor within the Aboriginal Resource Centre at CNC.

“Every year we want to bring awareness of First Nations Culture from all the north part, all of the five regions the College covers,” she said.

“We have a whole week of Aboriginal Week, which we do crafts, we have a speaker series tomorrow (Thursday) and then of course this big event.”

McIntosh said this has been going on for ten years.

Aboriginal History Day at the College of New Caledonia (D. Bain, My PG Now staff)

“It brings awareness to the history of our First Nations people of this area, the Dakelh Carrier,” she said.

“I’m so happy that so many people have come out and they so enjoy what they’re learning, and a lot of things they didn’t know before.”

A number of School District 57 students were on hand as well.

“If you’re going to change biases, if you’re going to have our children learn what the First Nations people are about, this is where you come,” McIntosh said.

“The College is really moving towards understanding truth, we can’t have reconciliation until we talk about the truth,” added CNC President Cindy Heitman.

“Through the work that we’ve been doing, it is really how do we embed the Indigenous ways of knowing in the classroom and in the courses and instruction we provide here at the College.”

Heitman added the College will be moving forward with an Indigenous education plan, which will come out later this spring.

 

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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