Le nouveau gouvernement de l'Ontario réduit l'éducation pour la réconciliation

July 10, 2018 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Executive Director and In-House Counsel Teresa Edwards is profoundly disappointed with the new Ontario Government’s announcement that they have canceled curriculum development sessions on Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation that were set to begin yesterday.

“For 18 years the Legacy of Hope Foundation has been producing materials to educate and raise awareness on the issues of the Canadian Residential School System and its ongoing impacts,” said Ms. Edwards, “We were hopeful that the summer curriculum development sessions would produce a new, Indigenous-inclusive curriculum so that all Ontario students could hear Indigenous voices and become familiar with our experiences, worldviews and learn about the true history of Indigenous Peoples in Ontario. This feels as though we are taking a huge step backwards.”

Toute la rédaction du programme d'été a été annulée par le nouveau gouvernement de l'Ontario. Cela comprend la rédaction et les révisions des cours d'apprentissage en ligne, et les révisions en réponse aux 94 appels à l'action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. Vendredi dernier, l'équipe de rédaction du curriculum a appris que les séances de rédaction du curriculum de l'été 2018 avaient été annulées, y compris les séances de rédaction organisées afin de renforcer l'apprentissage lié aux perspectives, aux cultures et aux histoires autochtones en Ontario.

“The summer writing sessions were intended to revise Ontario’s curriculum and would have seen the Ministry of Education working together with Teachers, Indigenous community members, Elders, and Educators to produce a curriculum that tells our true history based on facts that were previously excluded,” said Ms. Edwards. “This Government needs to reconsider cancelling efforts to bring Indigenous voice, perspective to all Ontario students in order to work toward Reconciliation.”

Malgré ce revers, la LHF continuera de tirer parti des opportunités et des liens communautaires pour façonner davantage le programme d'études inclusif pour les Autochtones en Ontario, sur une base ad hoc et dans tout le Canada avec ceux qui le souhaitent. En partageant les voix, les expériences, les visions du monde et l'histoire exacte des Autochtones, nous espérons éradiquer le racisme et établir des relations plus respectueuses et plus justes entre les peuples autochtones et les Canadiens.

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a national, not-for-profit, Indigenous-run charity founded in 2000. As a leader in educating the public and raising awareness of Canada’s Residential School System and its aftermath and acting as an agent of positive change, its work includes exhibitions, workshops, curricula, media and other resources that are available by contacting the LHF at info@legacyofhope.ca

Pour plus d'information veuillez contacter:

Teresa Edwards, directrice exécutive et conseillère juridique interne

Fondation autochtone de l’espoir

Courriel : tedwards@legacyofhope.ca Tél. : 613 237-4806, poste 303

Courriel : tedwards@legacyofhope.ca