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ASB president endorses student-led acknowledgement, calls for curriculum integration
Summary
ASB President Caleb Manion told the board the student land-acknowledgement statement expresses humility and gratitude and urged integrating indigenous histories into curriculum, citing the Treaty of Point Elliott (1855).
Caleb Manion, identified in the meeting as ASB president, told the board the student-authored land acknowledgement “shows humility and gratitude” and recommended it be used to guide curriculum work that brings indigenous histories into classrooms. He specifically referenced the inequitable Treaty of Point Elliott (1855) as part of the acknowledgement’s context.
Manion said the acknowledgement “opens pathways for integrating indigenous histories into our curriculum,” and the board responded with praise and questions about implementation. No formal vote or binding curriculum adoption occurred during the meeting; staff and student leaders will continue planning steps with relevant teachers and ASB.
