2026 National Reconciliation Partnership Award Presented
Congratulations to the Superior-Greenstone District School Board and Ginoogaming First Nation for receiving the 2026 National Reconciliation Partnership Award. We were excited to present this award at the 2026 CSBA Trustee Gathering on Education, Innovation and Reconciliation which took place in Whistler, BC in early July 2026.
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.
Rooted in the spirit of genuine reconciliation, this award is focused on recognizing excellence, demonstrated evidence of the principles of innovation, authenticity, relationship, capacity-building, and good stewardship and supporting the achievement of the Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 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.
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.
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.
