Educational outcomes for Indigenous students in Manitoba are poor. In response, educational policy across Canada is evolving to incorporate Aboriginal, Metis and Inuit perspectives into curriculum to support positive change. Years into this effort, we can identify common barriers. Undoing generations of cultural suppression will be a slow process. Implicit bias, fueled by a lack of awareness of complex and interconnected Indigenous issues creates racial blindness, a crippling obstacle in understanding Indigenous issues. Changing the English Canadian narrative of today's education system will involve difficult conversations around privilege and viewpoint. Hiring and empowering Indigenous educators enables internally proliferated resources. Access to regional professional development on Indigenous issues needs to expand.