Manitoba Band Operated Schools
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Band Operated Schools in Manitoba
and the rest of Canada
are schools that are funded by the Government of Canada
. In accordance with the funding arrangements between the federal government and most individual First Nations
, Band Operated Schools must be administered by locally elected School boards, and operate outside the direct control of the local Chief and Band Council.
While there is no legislative requirement that Band Operated Schools follow Provincial Curricula, or adhere to the Manitoba Public Schools Act
, or the Manitoba Education Administration Act, most Band Operated Schools do operate very closely to the way all Provincial Schools operate for the benefit of their students. By following Provincial Curricula, their students can more readily transfer from a Federal school to a Provincial school, and Band Operated Schools are able to retain High School Accreditation, so that their Secondary Graduates are recognized by Post-Secondary Institutions.
The most noticeable difference between Band Operated Schools and Provincial Schools is in the absence of professional organizations such as The Manitoba Teachers' Society(MTS). Of the fifty-one First Nations Communities that operate Federal Schools, only two have teachers who are members of the Provincial Union, which all other public school teachers are automatically members of under the Public Schools Act and Education Administration Act. The exceptions are members of the Nelson House Teachers' Association in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Sandy Bay Teachers' Association in Sandy Bay Ojibwa First Nation. The members of these two Bargaining Units have all the same rights and responsibilities as every other member of the Society, except they are not entitled to the MTS pension and disability benefits plans, as legislation does not exist that would allow these two groups to participate in the plan. The members of these two bargaining units pay the same annual dues as any other members in the Society.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
and the rest of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
are schools that are funded by the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
. In accordance with the funding arrangements between the federal government and most individual First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
, Band Operated Schools must be administered by locally elected School boards, and operate outside the direct control of the local Chief and Band Council.
While there is no legislative requirement that Band Operated Schools follow Provincial Curricula, or adhere to the Manitoba Public Schools Act
Manitoba Public Schools Act
The Manitoba Public Schools Act is the legislation that governs public education in Manitoba, Canada.Originally known as the Manitoba Schools Act, the legislation was passed by the government of Thomas Greenway in 1890 under highly controversial circumstances. The act abolished French as an...
, or the Manitoba Education Administration Act, most Band Operated Schools do operate very closely to the way all Provincial Schools operate for the benefit of their students. By following Provincial Curricula, their students can more readily transfer from a Federal school to a Provincial school, and Band Operated Schools are able to retain High School Accreditation, so that their Secondary Graduates are recognized by Post-Secondary Institutions.
The most noticeable difference between Band Operated Schools and Provincial Schools is in the absence of professional organizations such as The Manitoba Teachers' Society(MTS). Of the fifty-one First Nations Communities that operate Federal Schools, only two have teachers who are members of the Provincial Union, which all other public school teachers are automatically members of under the Public Schools Act and Education Administration Act. The exceptions are members of the Nelson House Teachers' Association in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Sandy Bay Teachers' Association in Sandy Bay Ojibwa First Nation. The members of these two Bargaining Units have all the same rights and responsibilities as every other member of the Society, except they are not entitled to the MTS pension and disability benefits plans, as legislation does not exist that would allow these two groups to participate in the plan. The members of these two bargaining units pay the same annual dues as any other members in the Society.
List
- Birdtail Sioux Nursery School - Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Manitoba
- Sargeant Tommy Prince School - Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Manitoba
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- Chemawawin School - Chemawawin Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Dakota Plains School - Dakota Plains First Nation, Manitoba
- Dakota Tipi School - Dakota Tipi First Nation, Manitoba
- Dauphin River School - Dauphin River First Nation, Manitoba
- Ebb & Flow School - Ebb & Flow First Nation, Manitoba
- Pinaymootang School - Fairford First Nation, Manitoba
- Charles Sinclair School - Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Fox Lake Native Spiritual School - Fox Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Kistigan Wacheeng - Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba
- Garden Hill First Nation High School - Garden Hill First Nation
- God's Lake Narrows First Nation School - God's Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Keeseekoowenin School - Keeseekoowenin First Nation, Manitoba
- Lawrence Sinclair Memorial School - Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation, Manitoba
- Lake Manitoba School - Lake Manitoba First Nation, Manitoba
- Lake St. Martin School - Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Black River School - Little Black River First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Grand Rapids School - Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Saskatchewan H.A.G.M.E. School - Little Saskatchewan First Nation, Manitoba
- Long Plain School - Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba
- Amos Okemow Memorial School - Manto Sipi First Nation, God's River, Manitoba
- Sakastew School - Mathias Colomb First NationMathias Colomb First NationThe Mathias Colomb First Nation is located on IR Pukatawagan 198 and the main community is at Pukatawagan, Manitoba. The reserve consists of 1536.6 Hectares on the shore of Pukatawagan Lake and lies about 210 kilometers north of The Pas, Manitoba. There are about 1400 residents who are...
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- Nisichawayasihk Neyo Ohtinwak Collegiate - Nisichawayasihk Cree NationNisichawayasihk Cree NationThe Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation is a Cree-speaking community of about 4,200 Cree centered in Nelson House, Manitoba, Canada. Nelson House is located about 80 km west of Thompson and is accessible via the mixed paved and gravel Provincial Road 391...
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, Nelson House, Manitoba - Petit Casimir Memorial School - Northlands First Nation, Manitoba
- Donald Ahmo School - O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, Manitoba
- Joe A. Ross School - Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Oxford House Elementary School - Oxford House First Nation, Manitoba
- 1972 Memorial High School - Oxford House First Nation, Manitoba
- Pauingassi School - Pauingassi First Nation, Manitoba
- Peguis Central School - Peguis First Nation, Manitoba
- Mikisew Middle School - Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba
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- Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba - Pine Creek School - Pine Creek First Nation, Manitoba
- Poplar River School - Poplar River First Nation, Manitoba
- Red Sucker Lake First Nation School - Red Sucker Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Wapi-Penace School - Rolling River First Nation, Manitoba
- Ginew School - Anishnaabe Nation, Roseau River (Manitoba–Minnesota)
- St. Theresa Point Elementary School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- St. Theresa Point High School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- St. Theresa Point Middle School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Anicinabe Community School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Anicinabe High School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Consolidated School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Isaac Beaulieu Memorial School - Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Manitoba
- Neil Dennis Kematch Memorial School - Sapotaweyak First Nation, Manitoba
- Peter Yassie Memorial School - Sayisi Dene Nation, ManitobaSayisi DeneThe Sayisi Dene, , are Chipewyan, a Dene First Nation Aboriginal peoples of Canada group living in northern Manitoba. They are members of the "Sayisi Dene First Nation " and are notable for living a nomadic caribou-hunting and gathering existence.-Origin:The Chipewyan's ancestral homeland...
- Abraham Beardy School - Shamattawa First Nation, Manitoba
- Sioux Valley School - Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Manitoba
- Indian Springs School (Manitoba) - Swan Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Chief Sam Cook Mahmuwee Education Centre - Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Chief Clifford Lynxleg Anishinabe School - Tootinawaziibeeng Treaty Reserve, Manitoba
- George Knott School - Wasagamack First Nation, ManitobaWasagamack First Nation, ManitobaWasagamack or Wasaagomach is an Oji-Cree Indian Reserve in Manitoba, Canada. It is located about north of Winnipeg. The land area is 31.02 km² ....
- Waywayseecappo Community School - Waywayseecappo First Nation, Manitoba
- Wuskwi Sipihk School - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation, Manitoba
- George Saunders Memorial School - York Factory First Nation, Manitoba