Archive - Oct 16, 2011

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First Nations National Chief talks spirit of the treaties and repealing Indian Act

From the National Post

Push reset button, smash status quo: AFN chief

Kathryn Blaze Carlson - Oct 15, 2011

Canada's National Panel on First Nations Education finds rundown schools, lack of education system

From CTV.ca

Some native schools in shocking condition: panel chair

Dene Moore, The Canadian Press - Oct. 16, 2011

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — An entire class that failed Grade 9 math had four different teachers come and go from the classroom.

Rundown schools in dire need of repair.

Schools that receive about half of the per-student funding of public schools because they're on First Nations reserves.