Hesquiaht School Opening

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Image 1: Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning on Vancouver Island, B.C.

Image 2: Principal Rebecca Atleo with students in front of the Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning

Image 3: A Student Reads a Book Inside the Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning

Opened in the spring of 2009, the Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning on Vancouver Island, B.C. isn't just a school. It's a community centre, a post-disaster facility and most of all, something that community members built with their own hands, using natural resources from their traditional territory.

The Hesquiaht First Nation's school project had the support of AANDC, which provided funding of $7.5 million under its Education Capital Program and provided guidance along the way.

Learn more on AANDC's website.