Me tis S ettlements G eneral C ouncil April 23, 2021 Minster of Education Office of the Minister Education 228 Legislature Building 10800-97 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K-2B6
Phone : 780-427-5010 Fax : 780-427-5018 Delivered Via E-mail : education.minister@gov.ab.ca
Dear Honorable LaGrange,
On behalf of the Settlements, the Métis Settlements General Council (MSGC) assembled our own education specialists to review the contents of the draft K-6 curriculum released recently by the government. From our review and discussions the representatives of the Eight Metis Settlements of Alberta the Metis Settlements General Council would like to express our concerns with the draft K-6 curriculum. I’d like to spell those out in brief here; however, we welcome a deeper conversation. In short, as a recognized elected, governing body representing the interests of our communities, we lack the confidence to support the new curriculum based on two key elements: the lack of consultation with our communities, and the deficiency in curriculum of the Land Based Metis. On the first point, we note that the Alberta Government has developed protocol on consultation with Indigenous people. We advocate that those intentions be expanded to include all transactions, policies and legislation regarding the Métis Settlements and our people. We are confident that our contribution will meet academic and pedagogical standards, insuring that teachers and students alike will benefit. On the second point, the Metis are rich in history, so is the Country of Canada, we need to do better at teaching our future generations the importance of our existence and how we came to be. We need to give our people a sense of pride to be here, and that we belong. We are not an outlier in history, we are the history and the future.
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