Not long ago, Neyaashiinigmiing kids graduated from Kikendaasogamig Elementary School on the reserve without being taught their own local history.

Then when they got to high school in Wiarton or elsewhere, they were uninformed but somehow expected to respond to questions about fishing rights and treaties from teachers and students alike, Nawash school board staff said in an interview.

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That’s an important part of the context which led to localizing the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Board of Education’s curriculum, board chair Amy Nadjiwon-Tobey said.

“It’s a story essentially about the nation taking control of their history and empowering our students and our community to be able to tell our story from the lens of the First Nations,” she said.

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