Tribal Chair says BC First Nations should strike own education deal with Ottawa
The chair of a British Columbia tribal council says it may be time for the region to strike its own First Nation education deal with Ottawa.
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FN Education Council: AFN-Ottawa deal carries ‘assimilating and paternalistic nature’
The proposed First Nation education bill partly unveiled this past Friday will still retain the “assimilating and paternalistic nature” of its previous incarnation, according to a Quebec First Nation education organization.
Ottawa-AFN strike ‘historic’ deal on education bill, reserve school funding
Calling it a “historic” announcement, Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday unveiled reworked and renamed proposed legislation for First Nations on-reserve education that comes with $1.9 billion in funding.
Saskatchewan pumps $3 million into FN education
The Saskatchewan government is trying to make up some of the shortfall in funding for Aboriginal education.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Valcourt says First Nations “must have control over their education”
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt released an open letter to Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo Friday urging the First Nations leader to keep working with him on developing legislation to govern on-reserve legislation.
Former Manitoba grand chief allegedly pocketed unauthorized severance pay: document
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Ron Evans, the former grand chief of the Assembly…
Ottawa releases First Nations education plan after IdleNoMore protests sweep country
Facing mass country-wide protests under the banner of IdleNoMore, the Conservative government unveiled its plans for proposed First Nations legislation Tuesday only to have it met by immediate derision.
Duncan says Ottawa moving forward with education legislation despite chiefs' resistance
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Thursday his government was pushing ahead with plans to bring in legislation on First Nation education despite fierce opposition by many chiefs and threats of civil disobedience.
Aboriginal Affairs can't produce data for on-reserve First Nation student spending
The department of Aboriginal Affairs doesn’t know how much it spends per-student for on-reserve First Nation education.