HDSB hosts Director’s Panel virtual session on Indigenous Rights and Education: A Shared Responsibility on May 26

May 21, 2025

Families, students, staff and community members are invited to attend an upcoming session as part of the Director’s Panel Series. Each session in this series explores issues and themes impacting students and education today. Sessions are led by Director of Education Curtis Ennis and Human Rights & Equity Advisor Pardeep Nagra. Panelists featured in the Director’s Panel series may also include HDSB students, parents/guardians and subject-matter experts.

The upcoming session in the series will be:

Indigenous Rights and Education: A Shared Responsibility

Monday, May 26 from 6 – 7 p.m.

This will be a virtual event with the livestream linked on the HDSB website (hdsb.ca).

Registration is not required.

Indigenous Rights and Education: A Shared Responsibility will explore the ways in which the HDSB promotes Indigenous Rights through education for students and staff that advances knowledge of true history, responsibilities and reconciliation, while amplifying Indigenous voices and addressing systemic barriers to support the achievement of Indigenous students. Panelists will discuss the shared responsibility and commitment to Indigenous Rights as outlined in the HDSB’s 2024-2028 Multi-Year Strategic Plan. Joining the session as panelists will be members of the HDSB’s Indigenous Rights and Education Department.
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Those interested in attending the event are invited to submit a question to the panel before the session through this Google Form.

Quotes

“When it comes to reconciliation, we all have a shared responsibility to continue listening, learning and reflecting on the truths and voices of Indigenous communities,” says Curtis Ennis, Director of Education for the Halton District School Board. “This session provides an important opportunity for our students, staff, families and community members to deepen our understanding of the true history and current realities of Indigenous Peoples. It also serves as a platform to amplify Indigenous voices, engage in meaningful dialogue and commit to actions that uphold Indigenous Rights and advance reconciliation through education.”

HDSB 2024-2028 Multi-Year Strategic Plan

The 2024-2028 Multi-Year Strategic Plan sets direction and prioritizes the collective actions of all students, staff, families and community members. This plan ensures our efforts as an organization are aligned and coordinated to support more than 67,000 students, 11,000 staff and the broader HDSB community. The six commitments identified in this four-year plan intersect and overlap to ensure that we take a cohesive approach to fulfilling its objectives.

For additional information, contact: Amy Mejia, Senior Communications Officer – Corporate
communications@hdsb.ca | 905-335-3663, Toll free: 1-877-618-3456

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