Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, also known as DFC High School, is a high school for Indigenous students located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is administered by the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC). It was established in 2000 and serves 20 communities around Northwestern Ontario. Aboriginal students from around Northwestern Ontario attend DFC, often flying in from remote reserve communities.

Thunder Bay connections: Education in Thunder Bay, Ontario; St. Patrick High School; Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute; Hammarskjold High School; St. Ignatius High School.

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In Anishinabek News

• March 2016: The school hosted a career fair on February 18, 2016, featuring various educational institutions and companies. Students at the school met with representatives from the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and ORIGIN to discuss potential career options.
• May 2018: Quill Peters planned to visit this school to seek out potential youth participants for her residency.
• September 2019: The school was awarded an A+ grade for its progress in implementing recommendations from the First Nations Youth Inquest.
• January 2020: The school is the workplace of artist and fashion designer Janet Napash.
• August 2020: The school hosts the Minogiin Gitiganis — Gardens Growing Well program, which includes two greenhouses and a native plant garden. More than 60 youth have participated in cultural restoration activities at the school site. The garden at the school features boreal species like sweetgrass, bearberry, wintergreen, and tamarack.
• July 2021: The school grounds host the Minogin Gitigaanehs — Gardens Growing Well garden and greenhouse complex. The site serves as a location where Indigenous youth practice gardening and environmental leadership. A permanent memorial of orange flowers was established at the school to honour victims of the residential school system.
• May 2022: The school's students travel from remote First Nations to attend classes in Thunder Bay. Students from the school, including pianist Malachi Beardy and a group of Jingle Dress dancers, are scheduled to perform at the Wake the Giant Music Festival.
• May 2025: Michelle Derosier has taught yoga to students at this school.
• October 2025: The school was mentioned by Alvin Fiddler as a place where traditional storytelling should be integrated to support youth.
• May 2026: The school is where David Thompson mentored Cameron Hardy in cultural ways, hunting, and fishing.