In 2025 the National Reconciliation Partnership Award was presented to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Boards of Education, Saskatoon Tribal council, and Central Urban Métis Federation Inc.
Pictured L-R: Shirley Isbister, President, Central Urban Métis Federation Inc., Her Honour Bernadette McIntyre, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Diane Boyko, Board of Education Chair, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, and Alan Campbell, President, CSBA.
The Canadian School Boards Association established the National Reconciliation Partnership Award to recognize meaningful partnerships between Indigenous communities and publicly funded school boards from coast to coast to coast, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit school boards and educational authorities.
Nominations for the 2026 award are now open!
We look forward to presenting the award at the CSBA Trustee Gathering on Education, Innovation and Reconciliation in July!
Ancré dans l'esprit d'une véritable réconciliation, ce prix vise à reconnaître l'excellence, la preuve démontrée des principes d'innovation, d'authenticité, de relation, de renforcement des capacités et de bonne gestion, et à soutenir la réalisation des appels à l'action lancés par la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation du Canada en 2015.
Moving beyond basic classroom projects centered on “beads and bannock, drums and dreamcatchers”, the National Reconciliation Partnership Award will focus on demonstration of significant and sustained commitment by both a publicly funded school board(s) and local Indigenous community(ies) to the promotion of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples.
The award was launched at the National Trustees Gathering on Indigenous Education and CSBA Congress in Saskatoon in July 2022. The first annual award was presented at the National Trustees Gathering on Indigenous Education and CSBA Congress in Toronto July 3 to 5, 2024.
CSBA is honoured that through its role as a member of the CSBA Board of Directors, the Assembly of First Nations is assisting with the development of the scope and criteria for the award and participating in the selection of recipients.
We trust that, given the calibre of the initiatives and practices that will be deemed worthy of receiving this award, it will in time come to represent a truly distinguished honour for those who qualify to receive it. Along with the work being highlighted in a national forum, the partnership also receives a $10,000 financial award to be used to further support reconciliation.
