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The federal government has introduced a new bill that aims to transfer control of on-reserve education to aboriginal leaders. In his remarks on the bill, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Shawn Atleo, said he cannot confirm if it’s good enough and in fact alleged that “now it’s for First Nations to review and analyze the bill.” Moreover, Atleo added that the bill “marks a step in what’s been an incredibly long journey.”
The First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act was tabled in the House of Commons by the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Bernard Valcourt, on Thursday. According to Valcourt, “it will ensure that First Nations students can easily transition between on-reserve and provincial schools if they wish to do so and that students will graduate from on-reserve schools with a recognized certificate or diploma.” Furthermore, he added that “the bill provides for First Nations to include language and culture in their education programs and the act does one more thing — it will finally repeal the provisions of the Indian Act that established residential schools.”
The bill fulfills a promise by the federal government to boost funding for on-reserve education by $1.25 billion over three years starting in 2016. In addition to that, the feds promised to put another half-billion dollars toward school buildings and other education infrastructure. Valcourt confirmed that there is no deliberate delay in the spending but “first the bill has got to go through Parliament” and “if it goes and passes through Parliament, then you need to develop the regulation and that will be a process that will take a good period of time.”
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