In a recent report on its invitational shared services initiatives, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division shared the benefits of partnering with three local First Nations—Muskoday First Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, and Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The board shared that the partnerships have resulted in improved credit attainment for Muskoday students, high trust between grad coaches and Muskoday and Wahpeton students, and increased involvement in land-based learning professional development for teachers with Montreal Lake Cree Nation. “Any time we can have partnerships with our First Nations within our school division, it’’s beneficial to what we’’re doing. And you can see within the partnerships, there’’s a different focus in all three of them,” said SRPSD Director of Education Neil Finch. “We want to continue to have a good partnership with all First Nations that are within our school division.”
