Halifax schools could acknowledge aboriginal territory in daily announcements – CTV

April 24, 2017

HALIFAX — The morning ritual for Halifax students may soon be expanded beyond the national anthem, to include a daily reminder that their school sits on traditional Mi’kmaq territory.

A member of the Halifax Regional School Board is proposing that an acknowledgment be read out as part of morning announcements.

Jessica Rose, the board’s Mi’kmaq representative, said Monday that the proposal was brought up at a committee meeting last Wednesday and is going to be studied in hopes it be adopted and in place by September.

Rose said the gesture may help aboriginal students gain a sense of pride in their heritage.

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