Date:October11th/2016
Re:FirstNationsWEDayEvent
CC:Anglo-PhoneNorth/South/WestPrincipals,ChiefandCouncils,EducationDirectorsofListigujFirst
Nation,MadawaskaFirstNation,TobiqueFirstNation,WoodstockFirstNation,St.Mary’sFirst
Nation,OromoctoFirstNation,KingsclearFirstNation,EelGroundFirstNation,EelRiverBarFirst
Nation,RedBankFirstNation,PabineauFirstNation,FortFollyFirstNation,BigCoveFirstNation,
BurntChurchFirstNation,IndianIslandFirstNation,BuctoucheFirstNation,MaliseetNation
ConservationCouncil
MarkyourCalendars!
16FirstNationsCommunitiesintheeducationzonesofNewBrunswickareinvitedtosendtheir
Studentsfromgrades8-12totheRichardJ.CurrieCenterattheUniversityofNewBrunswick,
FrederictononWednesday,Nov.30that10:00am-3:00pmtoparticipateinaneventpromoting
leadershipandculturalpride.ThiseventwillconsistofLiveMusic,InspirationalSpeakersandFirst
NationsRoleModelstohighlightsocialjusticeandcollaborationamongcommunities.TherewillbeDoor
Prizes,T-shirtsandVending!
InassociationwithATLANTICWEDay,wewillbelivestreamingwiththeirHalifaxcelebration.Inorderto
makethiseventasuccessweareseekingthesupportofallChiefandCouncils,EducationDirectors,
SchoolPrincipalsandstaffaswellasourDistrictPartnersinAnglophone-West,North,SouthandEast.
Communitytransportationwouldberequiredaswellaschaperonesandvolunteersfortheevent.We
willbecollaboratingwithcommunityanddistrictdepartmentsaswellasFNEIIasourfundingsource.
TheFacultyofEducationattheUniversityofNewBrunswickwillalsohelpfacilitatetheevent.Formore
informationaboutWEDaycheckouttheirwebsite:https://www.we.org/we-day/we-dayevents/atlantic-canada/
Welookforwardtohearingfromyouandhostingyourstudents!Formoreinformationpleasecontact,
[email protected]@nbed.nb.ca
Sincerely,
JJAtwin
FirstNationsCulturalTransitionCoordinators,FNEII