Shannen's Dream Timeline & Documents
We try our best to provide information in both English and French. Unfortunately, French resources are not always available and we will provide them in English. We apologize for the inconvenience.
2007
INAC builds an addition to the secondary school.
2006
Attawapiskat begins to prepare a School Capital Planning Study with funding from INAC.
2005
Minister Andy Scott promises to build a new school but nothing is done.
2004
The Auditor General of Canada releases a report on First Nations education, noting that limited progress had been made on the recommendations outlined in the previous report in 2000. Read the report.
2000
INAC (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) erects 14 portable classrooms to be used as “temporary” classrooms between the contaminated property of the former school and an airstrip. These portables were still being up until 2014 and were in unacceptable condition.
The Attawapiskat First Nation Education Authority closes the elementary school due to health and safety concerns related to fuel contamination.
The Auditor General of Canada releases a report on First Nations education. The report raises concerns over the wide gap in First Nations education, and provides recommendations to the Government of Canada. Read the report.
Additional environmental consultants assess the property and recommend “Class 1, Action Required.” In addition to the contamination related to the fuel spillage, five species of mould were found.
Minister Robert Nault promises to build a new school but nothing is done.
1997
With approval from INAC, a partial clean-up of the contaminated soil on the school property was completed.