Protests were held in several locations across the country expressing opposition to the federal government’s proposed First Nations Education Act.
Chiefs in Ontario have come out united against the legislation.
It’s not uncommon for Aboriginal students to leave their rural home for a better education.
Leaving home for a better education is not uncommon.
What is uncommon is when kids as young as thirteen have to do it.
Graduation rates for aboriginal students in the northwest territories are among the lowest in the nation.As Wayne Rivers reports the territories government has unveiled a new plan that they say does just that.
For weeks Scott Haldane led a panel across the country talking to people about how to fix First Nations education. The former chair of a joint panel looking into First Nations education says the government proposed legislation falls short of what recommended.
The United Nations recently visited the northern Manitoba community of Pukatawagan.
The Harper government says it’s trying to address dismal education outcomes by bringing on-reserve schools up to par with provincially run schools.
The Harper government is expected to release a draft of the First Nation Education Act in October before tabling a final version of the proposed legislation before the end of the year, according to the regional chief in charge of the education file for the Assembly of First Nations.
One of the mandates of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is to educate Canadians about the history and legacy of residential schools.
