Archive - Nov 9, 2008

More attacks on First Nations by urban groups interested in traditional lands and resources

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton

Press Release

First Nations Peoples Have Better Opportunities Off Reserve, Think Tank Says

Ottawa - First Nations populations living off-reserve in cities tend have better median earnings, lower unemployment rates and better educational achievement than populations living on reserves, says a study commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).

Nevertheless, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) said the report is ideologically driven, and based on unsound data.