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LDSB’s first Indigenous Student Trustee says student voice is number one

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Canada, Indigenous rights, Indigenous Student Trustee, Interschool council, Kingston, land acknowledgement, LaSalle Secondary School, LCVI, LDBS, Limestone District School Board, national anthem, native rights, Orange shirt day, Quanah Traviss, school board trustee, student trustee, Suzanne Ruttan

Three months into an usual school year, Quanah Traviss has a lot on his plate. The Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational

Grade 6 class revisits ‘The Secret Path’ during significant memorial week

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Buffy St Marie, Chanie Wenjack, Charlie Wenjack, Ecole Sir John A Macdonald, Gord Downie, Indigenous history, Jeff Lemire, Limestone District School Board, Orange shirt day, residential school survivors, residential school system, residential schools, Sarah Harmer, Sarah Howard, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

When grade six teacher Sarah Howard decided to show the animated film ‘The Secret Path’ to her students on Orange