Students celebrate native culture, and no doubt help overcome prejudice and ignorance.
Posted March 12, 2010
By móniyáw
Almost 250 students gathered at Wallaceburg District Secondary School on Tuesday for a Youth Cultural Symposium celebrating First Nations culture.The special event — organized by the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) in partnership with Unlimited Scripts, a student group dedicated to learning and sharing First Nations culture — welcomed students from across Lambton Country and Chatham-Kent.
“The main reason we’re here is to bring First Nation and non-native students together to celebrate the traditional and contemporary successes of aboriginal people,” said Denise Helmer-Johnston, Aboriginal Liaison For LKDSB.
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