Individual or Group Representation: Native Trustees on Boards of Education in Ontario ...

• Main Author: Brady, Patrick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Journal of Native Education 2021
• Subjects: Canada; Indian; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v19i1.195550; https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195550

Since the release ofIndianControlofIndianEducation(National Indian Brotherhood, 1972) the number of Native students attending educational institutions operated by First Nations educational authorities has increased significantly. However, close to 50% of all Native elementary and secondary school students in Canada attend schools operated by provincial ministries of education. Although a number of provinces make provision for Na­tive representation on public and separate school boards of education, legislative restrictions and the mechanics of the electoral system often work against any meaningful Native repre­ sentation on these bodies. This article examines the impediments to Native representation on boards of education in Ontario and suggests a possible remedy to this situation. ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 19 No. 1 (1992) ...