BANFF, AB (March 27, 2015) – Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty hosted sessions on new and innovative approaches to education in the North at the 5th International Summit on the Teaching Professions (ISTP) in Banff, Alberta on March 29-30, 2015.

On March 28th, Minister Lafferty took part in discussions surrounding the critical changes that we must make to ensure that education is relevant and equitable for Aboriginal students.

On March 29th, Minister Lafferty  co-led, with his New Zealand counterpart, the Honourable Heike Parata, a session on innovative approaches to Indigenous education, one of five seminars available to an estimated 350 delegates from dozens of countries around the world.

Minister Lafferty was accompanied by a delegation of territorial educators – many of whom are Aboriginal and several of whom are recipients of national or NWT awards for excellence in education.  For more on ISTP click here for a backgrounder.

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