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1. Metis achieve success in Canada without big money from government

   Statistics Canada recently released its 2015 Aboriginal Peoples Fact Sheet for Canada, which found that the Metis have the highest employment rate and the highest rates of post-secondary completion out of all aboriginal Canadians. While ...

2. First Nations education in Canada: comparable funding, inferior outcomes

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, November 3, 2015 First Nations education is a hot topic. With graduation rates on First Nations reserves below 40 per cent (compared to graduation rates above 80 per cent for all other Canadian students), the issue ...

3. Federal parties need a lesson on First Nations education

   First Nations education spending has become a hot topic during this election campaign. According to our research, when comparing the overall operating expenditure for elementary and secondary students living on reserve to that for other ...

4. A reason to celebrate on National Aboriginal Day

   Appeared in the Regina Leader Post and Huffington Post A small First Nations community called Whitecap Dakota, located just outside of Saskatoon, has a lot to celebrate on National Aboriginal Day. Whitecap Dakota describes itself as a modern and ...

5. Myths and Realities of First Nations Education

   Unlike in our provincial education systems, there are no minimum legislated education standards for on-reserve First Nations students. Canadian taxpayers are funding an education system in First Nations communities that has no legislated mandate for a ...

6. First Nations parents needs a say in First nations education

   Appeared in the Cape Breton Post and Miramichi Leader While the recent federal budget received much attention for its debt and deficit forecasts, a smattering of legislative reforms giving First Nations greater control of on-reserve education went largely ...