An essential component of professional development
"A 15th competency is an essential component of professional development for practicing teachers and teacher education programs. Competency 15 is the result of concerted efforts between the First Nations Education Council, Institut Tshakapesh and the Centre de développement de la formation et de la main-d’oeuvre huron-wendat, and has received unanimous support from the Table on First Nations and Inuit Student Success".
"Competency 15 is an exhortation to the province of Quebec to fulfill its duty, and to integrate the recommendations issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Inquiry and the Viens Commission, not only for education, but in all areas affected by its calls to action": 
competency-15-final.pdf
Key elements of competency 15
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Create respectful and welcoming learning environments that connect and reflect to the holistic lifelong vision of education.
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Actively engage in cultural security practices including cultural consciousness, awareness and competence.
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Value Indigenous culture, language, land and knowledge in the classroom and in relations with families and the community.
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Provide culturally responsive Indigenous instruction and assessment.
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Develop respectful professional relationships with Indigenous learners, parents and community.
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Incorporate Indigenous ways of learning and teaching in the classroom and of those on the land.
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Recognize that each learner is part of a greater and wider family and community that contribute to his/her lifelong learning journey.
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Participate in opportunities that involve establishing connections with students, colleagues, parents, the community and its members as well as connections to place.
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Know how to select authentic material to address Indigenous culture and history.
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Engage in a continuous learning process and see yourself a learner, not an expert.