Athabasca Friendship Centre eager for start of educational programming – Town and Country Today
Student-focused teaching ties into greater Reconciliation mandate
ATHABASCA – It’s been a busy summer for the women in charge of the Athabasca Native Friendship Centre (ANFC), with healthy living programs and family camps taking up much of their time.
Now, as the leaves start to turn, the centre is gearing up to add a new slate of education-focused programming, thanks — in part — to a provincial grant that gives friendship centres across the province an extra $100,000 a year.
“We’re seeing what we can do to bring Indigenous culture into the schools while also supporting those individual students,” said Sarah Byrtus, ANFC’s education coordinator.
