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21 Sep Four sparks light aboriginal fires (The Star)

Posted at 06:45h in News, Posts

Last week, the Ontario government announced that it planned to pass the Far North Act, a controversial piece of legislation that is designed to reconcile environmental, business and indigenous interests in Northern Ontario. In response to this announcement, First Nation leaders such as Grand Chief...

21 Sep Aboriginal groups lobbying for better deal on underfunded education (The Canadian Press)

Posted at 06:44h in News, Posts

OTTAWA - Native leaders are urging MPs to back efforts to improve aboriginal education programs. They say native schools are short-changed by the federal government, with per-capita spending well below provincial levels. The gap between what Ottawa spends and what is needed runs into hundreds of millions...

17 Sep How we fail aboriginal students (Calgary Herald)

Posted at 06:48h in News, Posts

Lack of funds and support for reserve schools jeopardize the futures of First Nations kids, national chief says BROKEN PENCILS - Twenty years of local control hasn't fixed First Nations education, and 9,000 students risk being marginalized the rest of their lives. In a four-part series,...