Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. My question is to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Several years ago, the then-Minister of Education Jim Antoine indicated in this House that education is a treaty right. The First Nations have taken comfort in that and trusted the GNWT. Recently the Dene Nation has taken a more active interest in education. They discovered that NWT students are only eligible for six years of student financial assistance, but the southern First Nation students are eligible for 10 years of student financial assistance. For instance, Alberta students are eligible for two extra years for a master’s and two or three more years for a doctor’s degree. Would the Minister explain to me in this House why it is that NWT First Nations students receive four to five years less SFA than southern First Nations students do?
Norman Yakeleya on Question 331-16(3): Student Financial Assistance For Northern Aboriginal Students
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 331-16(3): Student Financial Assistance For Northern Aboriginal Students
Oral Questions (Reversion)
March 11th, 2009
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