This report demonstrates why the Bill C-33 missed the mark. Authors Paul Bennett and Jonathan Anuik propose a Community school based approach, respectful of what Indigenous scholars such as Marie Battiste term the "learning spirit".
According to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Students in Jeopardy: An Agenda for Improving Results in Band-Operated Schools,” authors Barry Anderson and John Richards provide a blueprint to reverse the high drop-out rates in reserve schools.
Though the report largely focuses on a comparative analysis of Canada's performance with other top countries in the world, findings around the growing gap between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal education are included.
A report written by People for Education April 2016, examining the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, new data from People for Education's 2015/16 Annual School Survey as it relates to Ontario's provincial Indigenous Education Policy, and a recent released paper from Dr. Pamela Toulouse outlining the benefits of an
The report presents the Ontario First Nations findings from the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES). In Ontario Region, a total of 30 First Nation communities participated in the survey, which was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015 through the Chiefs of Ontario, a regional partner of the First Nations
For more than 120 years, tens of thousands of Aboriginal children were sent to Indian Residential Schools funded by the federal government and run by the churches. They were taken from their families and communities in order to be stripped of language, cultural identity and traditions. Canada’s attempt to wipe out Aboriginal cultures failed. But
The Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) concerns government policy with respect to the original historical nations of this country. Those nations are important to Canada, and how Canada relates to them defines in large measure its sense of justice and its image in its own eyes and before the world. The
This paper, written by the First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunity, and Outcomes Panel, highlights the history of Post-Secondary Education program funding in Canada and the long standing resistance by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) to provide the resources necessary to ensure that First Nation students can access and complete the higher education they
Ontario’s Indigenous Institutes are grounded in Indigenous culture and looking ahead to building a stronger future together. Our institutes look to our communities for strength, knowledge and guidance in programming so that we can help learners of every age gain the knowledge and skills to lead the next generation.
Report on the Joint Chiefs of Ontario and Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development Information Sharing Sessions.