Weyt-k (Greetings in Secwepemctsin),

Way̓ (Greetings in Nsyilxen),

Kiʔsuʔk kyukyit (Greetings in Ktunaxa),

We hope you enjoy this spring newsletter where we highlight many of the things that have been happening in Revelstoke this winter.  

District cultural programming (click the links below for more information)

March – Sounds of the Season

April – Medicine Wheel Walk

May – Rocks Are Our Relatives

 

 

 

 

Secwépemc Knowledge holder – Randy Williams

We are grateful that Randy continues to visit our schools twice per month to share Secwépemc stories, songs, language, and learning about the land and cultures of the Secwépemc people.

Setting up the Red Dress Display for MMIWG – May 5

Thank you to Kohen, Ms Moore, Mr Murray, and Ms Grimm’s Contemporary Indigenous Studies class for setting up the display by the Lodge (Tipi).  The display will be up for the first week of May along with signage explaining the significance of the red dresses and the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People.

Beading with Ms Krug

Bannock over a fire with Mr Murray

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Indigenous Department Website 

We have slowly been adding information to the new Indigenous website and invite you to take some time to browse the site.  You will find information about our monthly cultural programming, resources, and information about supports we offer students who have self-identified as Indigenous. There is a spot for feedback at the top of the site, or please feel free to email Jodi Wallach at jwallach@sd19.bc.ca.

Click here to visit the Indigenous website.

 

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UBC Indigenous Summer Camps

Kelowna Campus Summer Scholars and Summer Leadership

Vancouver Campus: Summer Science camp 

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Student Leadership Summit at TRU in Kamloops – May 1 & 2

Ten students from RSS have been invited to the TRU Indigenous Student Leadership Summit in Kamloops again this year.

Link to the Summit video from last year.

Link to the Summit video from 23-24

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June 4 – Spring Family Gathering and Milestone Celebration (11:00 -1:00)

Save The Date to join us for as we invite Indigenous families to gather by the Lodge (Tipi) to share lunch and to celebrate students who are new to our school district, moving from elementary school to high school, and those graduating from high school.  More details will be sent home soon.

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Self-Identifying

Supports and Services:
A wide range of services are tailored to meet the dynamic and unique requirements of each individual or classroom.

One-on-one and/or group academic, social-emotional, and cultural support
Elementary to Secondary, Secondary to Post-Secondary transitions
Indigenous graduation support
Lunch and recess activities
Decolonization of learning environments
Monthly field trips or events offered for all district classrooms
Visits from Elders and Knowledge Holders

If you have not self-identified in the past but have Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit), you are welcome to self-identify at any time to receive support.  We follow up each September to confirm families would still like support.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email Jodi Wallach at 250-837-2101 or jwallach@sd19.bc.ca, or you can complete the online form here.