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September 8, 2016. Pearl Calahasen has been named the new First Nations, Métis and Inuit pedagogical supervisor for Northland School Division. “I always wanted to be involved in the Indigenous languages and ensure that students and communities can revive their language. Without language you can’t deal with culture and you really don’t know who you are,” said Calahasen in a statement. Calahasen first worked for NSD as the associate director of curriculum and instruction in 1981. She was seconded to the ministry of education in 1983. A few years later, Calahasen entered provincial politics and served as MLA for the Lesser Slave Lake constituency for 26 years. In 2011, she was selected to be the co-chair of the Northland Community Engagement Team, which developed Kids First, which includes a vision for Indigenous education excellence and a community engagement framework.