awâsisak kâ-nîmîhtocik – St. Francis School will act as the new name for the school. It is the largest Indigenous language program in Canada.
The school will be renamed awâsisak kâ-nîmîhtocik – St. Francis School“The name is not only about those current students, but for us to think about those who came before us, and especially about those who went to residential schools and never came home,” said Elder Mary Lee.
It acts as an outdoor gathering space allowing the school to host cultural ceremonies like mini powwows and round dances. Cree language and cultural programming at St. Frances began in 2007, with a partnership with Saskatoon Tribal Council. It has grown to the largest Indigenous language program in Canada with over 600 students from over 50 neighbourhoods and communities, according to the GSCS.Funding for a replacement school was announced in 2018, and construction began on the corner of 7th Street East and Grosvenor Avenue in the summer of 2023.
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