Call for change 3

Action Area 1: Education, Training, and Employment

Focus Area A: Curriculum Development and Deployment

Collaborate with post-secondary institutions to ensure that programs in essential areas such as health, law, education, engineering, and public policy incorporate mandatory content on antiracism and the histories and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.

CNA develops and makes mandatory Indigenous-specific content in two more programs

College of the North Atlantic (CNA) now includes Indigenous Cultural Diversity training as an integral component of the Tourism & Hospitality Management diploma. Critical Indigenous Studies was added as a mandatory component of the Comprehensive Arts & Science Transfer: College-University. These changes are in addition to CNA’s pre-existing courses on Indigenous cultures, histories, and current realities. This means mandatory content on Indigenous Peoples is now part of seven CNA programs:

  • Bachelor of Applied Arts: Early Childhood Education
  • College Bridging Certificate
  • College Transition Certificate
  • Comprehensive Arts & Science Transfer: College-University Certificate
  • Journalism Diploma
  • Mental Health and Addictions Diploma
  • Tourism & Hospitality Management Diploma

Memorial University’s Office of Indigenous Affairs maintains inclusion specialist

Memorial University has an Indigenous Education specialist to promote the inclusion of Indigenous histories and cultures of Newfoundland and Labrador. First Light is supporting this work.

For post-secondary institutions: 

  • Begin working toward collaborative relationships to co-develop content on antiracism and the histories and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.

Action Area 1: Education, Training, and Employment

We envision a city where all residents have a sound understanding of the diverse histories and cultures of the Indigenous Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador and where they mobilize such understanding to close gaps in education and employment outcomes. To realize this vision, we call on all residents of St. John’s to help advance change in the following ways:

Focus Area A: Curriculum Development and Deployment

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Focus Area B: Professional Training and Development

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Focus Area C: Employment Equity

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