Spelling of Cowichan Secondary School to get Indigenous update

Cowichan Secondary School will be renamed the Quw’utsun Secondary School, according to the Cowichan Valley School District .

SD79 says the updated spelling comes after a period of consultation with the Cowichan Tribes Vision Committee, which includes Cowichan Tribes elders, Indigenous education staff in the district, Indigenous students and senior school district staff. "The board does recognize that the current Cowichan Secondary School has been an anchor in the Cowichan Valley for over 70 years," said the school district.

"However, the 70-year-old Cowichan Secondary School represents another side to many in the community. Cowichan Secondary was built at a time when, across the country, the educational system was used to destroy Indigenous knowledge and culture rather than empower it as is done today."

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