Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Northwest Territories"

‘Reconciliation will only exist … when we see it in every aspect of a student’s experience,’ says professor CBC News: As a Shakespeare fan who loves sharing his work with students, Windsor, Ont., English teacher Carolyn Howlett admits she felt a bit apprehensive when her board began work shifting its Grade 11 English course to focus...

NationTalk: The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is piloting Northern Studies 30, a Northwest Territories (NWT) high school course that focuses on land, governance, wellness and reconciliation. Small-scale pilots of Northern Studies 30 began in various NWT schools starting this month. It is a made-in-the-NWT curriculum that is based on engagement with Indigenous Governments...

NationTalk: The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) is re-engaging with Indigenous Governments and education bodies on proposed technical amendments to the Education Act, following engagement that took place in the summer of 2021. Guided by engagements with Indigenous Governments, education leaders, the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association, parents,...

“What We Heard Report: NWT Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 Curriculum Renewal” presents the findings from an engagement and consultation process into the renewal of the Northwest Territories (NWT) Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) school curriculum and possibilities for a western provincial partnership. The Government of the NWT (GNWT) is committed to implementing the...

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) has released a “What We Heard Report” that presents the findings from the first round of engagement on modernizing the Northwest Territories (NWT) Education Act. Some of the themes ECE heard are to  further involve, enable and empower Indigenous and local community governments to take part in...

Developed the first comprehensive teaching resource in Canada on the history of residential schools and their legacy. We have made this a mandatory requirement for graduation for all students attending high school in the NWT: mandatory module in Grade 10 Northern Studies (NWT) and Social Studies (NU) in 2012....