Saugeen District Senior School (SDSS)
in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
accepts the responsibility, as a
Downie-Wenjack Fund (DWF) Legacy School,
to “engage, empower, and connect students to further reconciliation” through ReconciliACTION. 

Land Acknowledgement

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As guests, we honour and thank the Saugeen First Nation as our community partners and traditional inhabitants of the lands and waters of Saugeen Shores and surrounding areas.

We acknowledge the territory of the Anishnaabe (Ah-nish-nah-beh) who have been living and working on the land from time immemorial as a sign of “recognition and respect, … essential elements for establishing healthy, reciprocal relations [which are] key to the reconciliation process to which Saugeen District Senior School is committed.” (CAUT, 2019, 2 of 3)  

Reconciliation Through ReconciliACTION!

SDSS is committed to Reconciliactions, including education via:
  • Playing Indigenous Morning Music each Wednesday
  • Orange Shirt Day, September 30th
  • Assemblies and activities during Secret Path Week, October 17 - 22
  • Increasing awareness of the treaty relationships between [non and] Indigenous communities during Treaty Week, the first week in November.
  • The opportunity to participate in Traditional Artist Workshops, such as beading, moccasin and mitten-making.
  • Traditional foods instruction from an Elder
  • And many more!
Last updated 01 Mar 2022