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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Mi\u2019kmaw students who attend Nova Scotia\u2019s public schools will continue to receive programs and services they need to learn, grow and thrive with the signing of the most recent Mi\u2019kmaq Education Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Chief Leroy Denny, Chair, Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey, signed the agreement May 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor more than 25 years, we have had exceptional partners in education with Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey. We have worked together to enhance the education experience for Mi\u2019kmaw students and enrich public schools by increasing the knowledge and understanding of L\u2019nu ways of being and knowing, culture, language and history,\u201d said Minister Druhan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe look forward to our continued partnership, which is helping to build a more inclusive education system that meets the needs of all Nova Scotian students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The five-year agreement helps guide public school programs and services to support Mi\u2019kmaw students who are members of Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It ensures there are opportunities for Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey to participate in decisions that impact Nova Scotia\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The agreement also provides guidelines for improved information sharing between the Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey on-reserve education system and the public school system to help smooth the transition for students from one to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nova Scotia was the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt a provincial structure that supports Mi\u2019kmaw leadership in Mi\u2019kmaw education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”210″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to thank our provincial counterparts for their co-operation and long-standing partnership with our communities over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “When the previous agreement expired, both sides saw the need to modernize and worked together to implement some key changes that we are excited to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “We look forward to our continued collaboration to ensure the educational success of Mi\u2019kmaw students in the province.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe signing of the Mi\u2019kmaq Education Agreement is very exciting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The MEA helps to make sure I have a stronger sense of culture and community while at school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “I have benefited from having language lessons available in Mi\u2019kmaq, as well as teachers and workers who have helped support me in many ways, including to be a part of the Minister\u2019s student advisory council and to organize cultural events at my school.\u201d Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey is the collective voice of education for 12 Mi\u2019kmaw communities in Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7,891 Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey students attend Nova Scotia public schools <\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”169″] [adrotate banner=”188″] HALIFAX: Mi\u2019kmaw students who attend Nova Scotia\u2019s public schools will continue to receive programs and services they need to learn, grow and thrive with the signing of the most recent Mi\u2019kmaq Education Agreement. Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Chief Leroy Denny, Chair, Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey, signed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[2802,579,50,6815,6816,48,1077],"class_list":["post-45651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-becky-druhan","tag-education","tag-halifax","tag-mikmaq-education","tag-mikmaq-education-agreement","tag-n-s","tag-nova-scotia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Quotes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Chief Leroy Denny, Chair, Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matnewey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dru Paul-Martin, Millbrook First Nation, Grade 11 student, Cobequid Education Centre, Truro<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nQuick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n