The Chief Walpole Island First Nation wants to make sure the signing of a new Education Services Agreement with the Lambton Kent District School Board results in more of his residents pursuing and landing jobs in the education sector. 
Chief Dan Miskokomon says it’s important to have role models in the system to give youth something to aspire to.
“We’re still moving on our own to be more sovereign, and when you’re sovereign, you re-control your identity,” Miskokomon explains. “Now we’re at the point (we can control) what’s going on the books, we have our history, that kind of stuff, cultivate sensitivity training, we’re moving on a lot of stuff.”
The document lays out tuition funding agreements, policies surrounding procedures, and supports for Indigenous students.
“What we want is more of our graduates to become teachers at WDSS,” Miskokomon says. “Right now our members, our youth, need to see role models. When you see a role model that went through the system, that means a lot. If you can do it, I can do it.”
The five year agreement was signed this week at WDSS.
