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When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released the 94 calls to action, all the schools in the Winnipeg School Division were sent a copy. Marsha Missyabit, an aboriginal education consultant for the school division, says she wanted teachers to be aware of the calls to action and educate their students about them. "We're looking at a national reconciliation through restoring respectful relationships between all people living here," Missyabit said. Several of the TRC's recommendations call for changes in education, including changes to the curriculum, that would make teaching about residential schools and treaties mandatory for students from kindergarten to Grade 12. "A lot of teachers are coming to us with questions about [residential schools], asking why they were not taught this when they were attending school," Missyabit said, adding she does professional development workshops for teachers in the division about the history of residential schools.