DWF’s Educator Advisory Committee is made up of Legacy Schools educators who gather throughout the year to discuss the Legacy Schools program, explore new resources, ideas, and discuss ways to strengthen a national movement for reconciliation.
We are excited to have such a strong and dedicated team of First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and non-Indigenous educators working to improve our programming and look forward to their continued guidance and support.
Harriet Visitor Anishinaabe First Nation, Teacher, Chanie Wenjack’s niece, DWF BoD Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Christina Sylliboy Vice Principal, We’koqma’q Mikmaw School, Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia
Joy Skanes Teacher, Leary’s Brook Junior High, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Christina Silzer Teacher, St. Patricks HS, Yellowknife, NWT
Krista Sherman Dakota Sioux – Standing Buffalo Saskatchewan, Teacher, Winston Knoll Collegiate Regina, Saskatchewan
Buffy Sainte-Marie Piapot First Nation, Teacher,Activist, Musician Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan/Hawaii
Tamara Rondeau First Nations, Program Support Teacher, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Danielle Root Listuguj First Nations, Mi’kmaq Education Coordinator at Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial (CSAP), Mi’kma’ki, Nova Scotia
Carolynn Roberts Project Development Officer, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, Rosemère, Quebec
Lisa Prinn DWF Manager, Education & Activation, Fabre, Quebec/Toronto, Ontario
Jon Patry Assistant Principal, James Short Memorial, Calgary, Alberta
Sarah Mazzei North Vancouver School DistrictK-12, Teacher North Vancouver, British Columbia
Stephanie Maki District Principal of Indigenous Education School District 43 Coquitlam Capilano, British Columbia
Jen Karpiuk Métis, Teacher, Crescent Heights High School,Calgary, Alberta
Jonah Hupfield Anishinaabekwe, Martin Clan, Wasauksing First Nation Indigenous Studies and Anishinabemowin 9-12, Near North District School Board, Parry Sound, Ontario
Greg Halcrow Director of Education, Cross Lake Education Authority, Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Cross Lake, Manitoba
Kayleigh Jordan-MacGregor First Nations, DWF Development Associate and Legacy Spaces Program Coordinator, Toronto, Ontario
James Groat Tuscarora, Consultant Indigenous Education (K-8), District School Board of Niagara, St. Catherines, Ontario
Natalie Goodlet DWF Youth Ambassador Associate Whitby, Ontario
Andrea Eby Teacher, St. Bonaventure School (K-6), Brampton, Ontario
Brad Baker Squamish Nation, Ministry of Education British Columbia, North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trina Allinotte Teacher, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute 9-12, Kitchener, Ontario
Sabrina Angeconeb First Nations, DWF Education Programs Assistant, Toronto, Ontario
Pearl Achneepineskum Anishinaabe First Nation, Chanie Wenjack’s sister, Martin Falls, Ontario
Inspired by Chanie’s story and Gord’s call to build a better Canada, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Our goal is to improve the lives of Indigenous people by building awareness, education, and connections between all peoples in Canada.
Phone: 1-844-944-4545
E-mail: staff@downiewenjack.ca
Address:
PO BOX 749
OHSWEKEN, ON
N0A1M0
