"Education is the new buffalo, but the Sun Dance is still the Sun Dance," says Kinew
If you’re into the Aboriginal rap or media communities you know of Wab Kinew.
If you’re into the Aboriginal rap or media communities you know of Wab Kinew.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Thursday his government was pushing ahead with plans to bring in legislation on First Nation education despite fierce opposition by many chiefs and threats of civil disobedience.
The department of Aboriginal Affairs doesn’t know how much it spends per-student for on-reserve First Nation education.
After deciding Wednesday to reject the Conservative government’s plan to introduce legislation on First Nations education, First Nations chiefs are now preparing a “plan of action” which will be tabled at an upcoming special assembly in December.
The day before Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan stepped behind a microphone to trumpet his government’s commitment to education, one of his department’s Ontario regional offices faced a protest from Six Nations residents over the lack of supplies for the community’s schools.
Canada prides itself on being a multicultural country.
Canada prides itself on being a multicultural country.
It’s common knowledge that there is a shortage of doctors across this country.
The oil-burner trade in the Yukon has been brought into the spotlight following the deaths of five Whitehorse residents from carbon monoxide poisoning in January.