Calgary Board of Education Retains Sir John A. Macdonald School Name Grey block background with photo of statue of john a MacDonald with red paint on it and protesters standing in front with backs turned. Top grey box states Calgary Board of Education Retains Sir John A. Macdonald School Name Middle red box states John a Macdonald facts! Calgary Board of Education Retains Sir John A. Macdonald School Name John A Macdonald Facts! MacDonald was a leader in the creation of British North America Act (1867). Included in section 91 is item #24 which legislates federal jurisdiction over “Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians” (source link). This action of unilaterally creating federal jurisdiction over Indigenous Peoples goes against treaties negotiated between Indigenous Nations and the Crown, who negotiated being inbeing in nation-to-nation relations with each other, not one nation controlling and subjugating others. CBE Trustees state they are ‘committed to reconciliation through education”
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