First Nations Education

• Yukon parents vote on proposal to create First Nations school board

  The parents are voting on the proposal to create a First Nations school board with the authority to hire staff, review and modify school plans.

  Education

  Jan 9, 2022
  
• B.C. teachers at loggerheads with First Nations leaders over standardized testing

  The BCTF has long opposed the Foundational Skills Assessment tests, which are administered annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students and focus on literacy and numeracy.

  Education

  Dec 17, 2021
  
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• Ontario First Nations group says feds refusing to provide aid for safe school reopening plan

  The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says Ottawa has "ignored urgent requests" for supplies and funding to insulate NAN schools against COVID-19.

  Education

  Aug 24, 2020
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• New Brunswick launches program to assist First Nations students become job-ready

  FutureReadyWabanaki is a partnership between the New Brunswick government and all four of the province's publicly-funded universities.

  Education

  Nov 6, 2019
• Enoch Cree Nation celebrates opening of new school

  Maskêkosak Kiskinomâtowikamik will serve kids from K-12, and was officially opened in a special ceremony on Sept. 25.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2019
• Calgary board grapples with achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students

  The Calgary Board of Education is working to bridge the achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.

  Education

  Nov 28, 2017
• Alberta schools to teach Indigenous history and culture in classrooms

  As part of a pilot project, Calgary's Dr. Martha Cohen School participated in teaching students about the history, culture and abuse within the residential schools.

  Education

  Oct 24, 2017
• Overhaul special education funding for First Nations students from reserves in Ontario: report

  The report is the result of a human-rights case launched by the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation over what it called inadequate special education services for children living on reserves in the province. The case is on hold while First Nations and both levels of government try to devise solutions to the problems.

  Education

  May 30, 2017
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• University of Saskatchewan to honour educator Earl Cook

  Earl Cook will be honoured by the University of Saskatchewan for a lifetime spent improving educational opportunities for indigenous people.

  Education

  May 15, 2017
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• Alberta First Nations students see success stories thanks to technology changes at college

  A northern Alberta college for First Nations students is seeing dramatic changes in enrolment and retention rates after transforming teaching methods and interactions.

  Education

  Apr 27, 2017