First Nations Education (FNE)
Mission Statement
The First Nations and the Anglophone North School District are committed to empowering students through a student-centered approach, to be lifelong learners and promote academic success by supporting students with a culturally responsive approach and recognizing the importance of history, language, culture, and traditions of the Mi’kmaq People while promoting and maintaining a collaborative and positive working relationship between First Nations, Anglophone North School District, and other stakeholders.
Statistics
- ASD-N welcomes students from nine Mi’kmaw communities
- ASD-N supports the transition of students from five First Nation community run schools
- ASD-N is located in the two of the seven Mi’kmaw districts of Gespegeoag and Sigenigteoag
- 1 in 6 ASD-N students self-identify as Indigenous
- ASD-N has the largest population of Indigenous students who attend provincial schools in New Brunswick
- ASD-N is the second largest district geographically in the province
- ASD-N has 29 schools in it district with over 8500 students.
ASD-N respectfully acknowledges Mi’kma’ki, the territory on which we live, work, and learn. Mi’kma’ki is the unceded, unsurrendered homeland of the Mi’kmaq people. We commit to ongoing relationships of peace and mutual respect as we strive to live up to the ideals of true reconciliation.