‘We’re so happy with him’: Revered P.A. educator receives nationwide reputation

Thunderchild used to be a instructor for just about 3 many years in P.A. and used to be a real champion for Indigenous schooling and fact and reconciliation. As a instructor and steerage counselor, he supported scholars all through difficult instances and inspired them to show pride of their tradition and heritage.

His a large number of enhancements within the Saskatchewan schooling sector come with bringing the primary Cree language program to John Diefenbaker faculty in 2020. This system has since expanded to incorporate each grade 2 and pre-Ok.

“Vic used to be an awesome educator, chief, and pal. He’s an excessively deserving recipient,’ Carlton Primary Jeff Courtroom advised paNOW.

Thunderchild used to be a devoted member of the CTF/FCE Advisory Committee on Indigenous Training and used to be actively concerned within the bargaining procedure for his native affiliation as a longstanding councilor representing the Prince Albert and Space Academics’ Affiliation, and as a STF consultant on the Provincial Division of Studying Faculty and Shared Management Institute.

He additionally served as President and Vice-President of Social Research Saskatchewan, a qualified expansion community. In a observation posted on-line through the CTF, Thunderchild used to be and can proceed to be an impressive recommend for lecturers and Indigenous schooling.

“Victor in point of fact left his mark on his group, the instructing of Indigenous language, tradition and traditions, and schooling in Saskatchewan and throughout Canada,” they mentioned.

Even after contracting COVID-19 within the spring of 2021, Thunderchild persisted to recommend on behalf of his colleagues to the Executive of Saskatchewan thru social media, claiming the Saskatchewan Executive had dropped the ball through no longer together with lecturers within the vaccination precedence listing.

After Victor’s passing, circle of relatives, pals, and co-workers accrued on social media the use of #ApplesForVictor to proportion tales of Victor. Kaylene Waditaka shared “Mr. Thunderchild” used to be one among her favorite lecturers.

“He truly driven me to graduate, and helped me with letters after I ran for Omit FSIN 2018-2019 and all the time advised me these types of alternatives to assist me spice up my grades,” she mentioned.

Waditaka additionally defined something she is going to all the time take note and grasp in her middle is how at the first day of faculty (in his magnificence) he would play the Flag & Victory track and at the closing day of faculty he would play them once more.

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