Saskatchewan premier stands by education minister; says she apologized
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is standing by his education minister after she questioned how Indigenous treaty education is taught in schools.
Wall said Eyre apologized and clarified her comments and he stressed his government was the first to ensure treaty education was part of school instruction in Saskatchewan.
Eyre said in a speech in the legislature earlier this month that her son, who is in Grade 8, brought home a history assignment that suggested all pioneers to Canada were ill-meaning.
When asked to clarify her remarks, she said it was about a broader discussion of curriculum and suggested there might be too much “infusion” of First Nations history in schools.