Sheshatshiu Innu School recently celebrated the grand opening for its expanded facilities. The school expanded with two new wings to introduce new space for cultural programming and 10 extra classrooms to accommodate the growing number of students. Among the new rooms, the school will now have an Innu culture and language classroom, where students will learn traditional, hands-on activities with Innu teachers. “We’ve been really overcrowded. Our teachers and our students had basically taken up any of the spaces that were available,” explained Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education CEO Kanani Davis. Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Chief Eugene Hart added that the school’s expansion reflects both the growing community and the rising graduation rate.
