Education Plan Falls Short According To NAN

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says 1.9-billion dollars in federal funding to support first nations control over education is disappointing.
Grand Chief Harvey Yesno says the investment does not immediately address the chronic shortage in education funding in NAN First Nations, especially in remote communities.
Yesno says the only way to remedy the problem is an immediate and substantial investments in schools and education programming across NAN territory.
He notes the funding doesn’t take effect this fiscal year and the 500-million over 7-years for education infrastructure spread across all First Nations across Canada doesn’t meet the current 12-year backlog in school construction in NAN alone.