A group of Manitoba teachers is learning how to include truth and reconciliation concepts in their classrooms beyond the official curriculum.

Educators in the province's Lord Selkirk School Division attended a professional development day Friday that included teachings on drumming and beading from Indigenous knowledge keepers.

Kat Marsch said after the province announced a plan to have all teachers and school staff get treaty training by the end of the year, many at Selkirk Junior High School wanted to know how to connect with knowledge keepers in a good way.

The Métis vice-principal says it can be difficult to know where to begin, and some teachers are unsure how to reach out to knowledge keepers in a culturally appropriate way.

"Today gives them an opportunity to be able to connect t

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