Posted: Apr 14, 2021 7:12 AM MT | Last Updated: April 14
Rocky View Schools, the fifth largest school board in the province serving more than 26,000 students at 51 schools in areas surrounding Calgary, will not pilot the new provincial K-6 curriculum this fall.(Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock)
Treaty Six Chiefs reject draft curriculum
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The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Cheifs says the new provincial draft K-6 curriculum is not what they were looking for from the province.
In a release on their website, the confederacy calls the draft a “Eurocentric, American-focused, Christian-dominant narrative that perpetuates rather than addresses systemic racism and falls far short of providing a balanced, nuanced perspective on Treaty 6 First Nations history and culture.”
“This proposed curriculum represents another disappointment for the Confederacy of Treaty 6, which was not consulted in its development. This government’s previous initiatives to reform the K-6 curriculum, which
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Amid growing public disapproval of its draft K-6 curriculum, the UCP government is defending the document and its consultation process but won’t guarantee feedback will be shared publicly.
Since its release last week, the draft document has drawn criticism from curriculum experts, concern from school boards, protests around the province and rejections from the Métis Nation of Alberta and Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations.
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On Tuesday, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange defended the curriculum in question period in the legislature, saying it had input from hundreds of people in a transparent process that included educational leaders, subject experts, education deans, academics and teachers.
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Earlier this week, the provincial government released its new draft curriculum, and despite claims by Jason Kenney to the contrary, it is being met with widespread rejection and condemnation.
Since the draft was released on March 29, there have been statements of concern from the Alberta Teachers’ Association, academic experts, the Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA), and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations. Parent councils are mobilizing to write letters to anyone who will listen, demonstrations are being planned, and protest signs are beginning to pop up on lawns and minivans.
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