LOYALIST COLLEGE
College celebrates signing of Colleges and Institutes Canada's Indigenous Education Protocol

On June 28, Loyalist President and CEO Maureen Piercy attended the meeting of the Aboriginal Council on Education at Loyalist College's Aboriginal Resource Centre and presented Loyalist's signed copy of the Indigenous Education Protocol. In order to reaffirm the importance of Indigenous education, Colleges and Institutes Canada, in consultation with its members and partners in indigenous communities, developed the Indigenous Education Protocol. This important document underscores the importance of structures and approaches required to address Indigenous peoples' learning needs and support self-determination and socio-economic development of Indigenous communities. Click here to read about the Protocol's seven founding principles.

Lorne Thompson, Child & Youth Care Professor; Deiana Gonyea, Assistant, Loyalist College Aboriginal Services; Sandy Novroski, Second Career and PLAR Advisor; Shane Kimball, Construction Renovation student; Patti Brinklow, Post-Secondary Education Counsellor, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Aboriginal Circle on Education Chair; Maureen Piercy, President & CEO, Loyalist College; Sandy Maracle, Post-Secondary Education Counsellor, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Vice-Chair of the Loyalist College Board of Governors; Jackie Stephens, General Arts & Science Professor; Paul Latchford, Manager, Loyalist College Aboriginal Services; and Dianne Spencer, Executive Director, Loyalist College Advancement & External Relations.