“The federal government has unveiled a retooled education plan for First Nations that it says recognizes aboriginal control over schooling”
Education is significant for human beings, and it is important to ensure that aboriginal people in Canada can have fair education. I am glad that the federal government has recognized aboriginal control over education, and “the Prime Minister Stephane Harper also promised that an additional $1.9 billion in funding for aboriginal education starting in 2015.” It is important to ensure that first nation people have a fair education system. Reforming First Nations education is important for ensuring aboriginal people’s right. However, the new legislation requires a lot of work to be done. “The new legislation would require teachers on reserves to acquire provincial certification and include measures to improve attendance records and low graduation rates on reserves.” Therefore, it is important to make sure that the federal government is going to keep funding the aboriginal education system. There are some voices that against this new legislation. One of the against voices is that “The reason that I object is that the AFN has no right to negotiate on our behalf because treaty negotiations are a nation-to-nation agreement”. Thus, maybe the federal government should make a better agreements with First Nations.