Building a Distinct Education System

First Nations education directors are transforming on-reserve schooling systems to prioritize culture and place-based programming. And to provide students with a top-tier education.

Days before the federal election, the First Nations with Schools Collective (FNWSC) published this Call to Action written by FNWSC partner and Western University professor Brent Debassige.

How can First Nations integrate full language immersion into daily schooling? We asked Barbara Nolan, Language Commissioner for Anishinabek Nation.

For our series on the issue of Rebuilding Distinct First Nation Education Systems, Monty McGahey II outlines some language programming initiatives and challenges at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.