The Mishk-Ode-Wendam classroom program was created to assist First Nations, Métis,
and/or Inuit students who live with an addiction or mental health condition to assist them
to obtain their high school diploma. The classroom focuses on supporting their learning
by incorporating their cultural values and its connectedness to the spiritual, emotional,
mental, and physical well-being realms of knowledge. This thesis focused on a program
evaluation of the Mishk-Ode-Wendam classroom program and presents findings gathered
from three Sharing Circles and three individual interviews with a total of seven
participants participating in the Sharing Circles and three participants were individually
interviewed. Key themes emerged from the findings that were classified under strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
