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Moosomin First Nation celebrates opening of new K-12 school
It’s been years in the making and now the ribbon has been cut on a new school for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students on Moosomin First Nation, about 30 kilometres north of North Battleford.
Chief Cheryl Kahpeaysewat celebrated the grand opening of Chief Moosomin School Tuesday alongside Elders, councillors and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). Planning for the new school began in 2016 and since then, ISC has invested close to $37 million in the project.
“I am very proud to see the vision of our Elders, as well as our current and former leaders, come to be and excited for the future of our young people to be learning at home in a new school created especially for them. The Chief Moosomin School will provide students the environment for learning, and it will also serve as a community gathering area and emergency shelter location,” said Chief Kahpeaysewat.
The state-of-the-art building is more than 5,000 square metres and includes space for cultural activities, trades learning and a gymnasium. The entrance features a towering teepee and rock circle gathering area and there is a unique two-level amphitheatre-style gathering space at the centre of the school.