Okay. I was going go to say, “Go ask someone else first.”
I think that needs to be the cornerstone. The cornerstone of all education needs to be the understanding that within first nations communities we were born of trauma. Every generation since contact has been born into trauma, so how do we move out of that in a way that is collective, in a way that is built on understanding and without judgment, understanding that this is where we are, and how do we move forward?
There are many times when I've had students who have needed a nap and a meal. That's what they needed. They did not need that English test. They did not need that math test. They needed understanding that this was where they were. If we can respond to needs as they arise, in a gentle way, without judgment, then we have the ability to move forward.