NSITEP celebrates seven new graduates

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“This is the one of the smallest groups we’ve graduated to date,” he remarked. 

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“Even though they are a small class, they are large in many other ways. They are large in resilience … large in the obstacles you have faced but still chosen to push on. Large in the pride you carry with you since you came to us, and large with what this program represents: a path that keeps getting stronger, even when the numbers are small like this one because the impact is not small, it’s huge.” 

Cook noted the graduates will go on to be educational leaders and will guide the future of Northern Saskatchewan. 

“You will help our Indigenous youth and the next generation to move forward and shape the reality for tomorrow,” he added. 

“You are leaving here with more than certificates, more than gifts. You are leaving with skills, yes, but also with habits. How to be on time when it is hard to be on time. I struggle with that sometimes as well. How to take feedback without taking it personally. How to work safely and consistently and professionally, and how to keep going.” 

The NSITEP graduating class of 2026 is Lori Bouvier, Jessica Caisse, Stephanie Gardiner, Kadence Hodgson, Catlyn McCallum, Zacherius McKenzie, Sandra McLeod-Worm.  

McKenzie received both the NSITEP Iskotēw Community Fires Award and the award for Strength and Perseverance. The Community Fires Award recognizes exceptional graduating educators who embody the spirit of community-building through culturally responsive teaching practices. 

derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com