Review of First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Progress or Gridlock? By Jerry Paquette and Gerald Fallon.

• Main Author: Aquash, Mark
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2011
• Subjects: American Studies; Bilingual; Multilingual; and Multicultural Education; Education; Indigenous Studies; Race; Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsresearch/1200; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsresearch/article/2195/viewcontent/Fallon.pdf

It is a daunting challenge to identify, define, and make sense of First Nations education in Canada. Much of our understanding of current First Nations education is determined by mainstream media. First Nation citizens are continuously reported to be in a deficit compared to their dominant Canadian counterparts. When we take a deeper look into First Nations education, however, we find a great diversity of both successes and challenges, based largely on the fact that there are 614 First Nation communities in Canada. Policies regarding First Nations education have blanketed all regions of Canada from the Maritimes to the Woodlands, Great Plains, and the Northwest Coast. It is the interpretation of policy that drives the procedures and practices that differ from region to region. Each First Nation community has a unique experience with education as each bureaucracy interprets policy and implements programs.