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First nations’ Quiet Revolution will begin in the classroom
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
December 23, 2010
Canada has about 110,000 children of aboriginal identity under the age of five. Based on current conditions, we could expect that most will live in poverty and that only half will graduate from high school. There are many reasons for this discouraging outlook, and not the least is the sad fact that there is no first-nation school system. “Most First Nation schools are stuck in the old model of the village school that existed prior to rural school consolidation.” No wonder National Chief Shawn Atleo has made education his first priority…
Tags: Indigenous, participation, standard of living, youth
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