Responding to Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action regarding Indigenous education, the First Peoples’ Post-secondary Storytelling Exchange (FPPSE) was created to improve Indigenous students’ access to post-secondary learning and contribute to decolonization and Indigenization of educational institutions in Quebec.
We used a participatory approach, collaborating with filmmakers, schools, organizations and education in Kahnawake, Nunavik, Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal) and building capacity among emerging Indigenous scholars.
Over 100 First Nations, Inuit and Métis post-secondary students and their families told stories about their experiences in the education system and in their communities.
The FPPSE received guidance from Community Advisory Boards made up of Indigenous post-secondary students and community members.