OFNIE Closed for Truth and Reconciliation Day
To honour the September 30thTruth and Reconciliation Day, the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) will be closed.
We recognize that many in our OFNIE community – students, colleagues, partners, and friends – have been directly impacted by Residential Schools, either as survivors, family members, or members of the broader Indigenous community. Truth and Reconciliation Day day allows us a moment of conscious attention to the way the Residential School system affects OFNIE’s daily work with our partners. We will pause all OFNIE classes and administrative work (including emails and advising) to reflect on the profound injustice of the Residential School system, to grieve the losses of countless children, and to continue to imagine the role OFNIE might have towards self-determination in our partnering communities. We will return to our teaching, advising, and administrative work with renewed focus and determination on Friday, October 1st.
With our partners, Indigenous instructors, and students in our hearts and minds,
The OFNIE Team at McGill Faculty of Education