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Section IV: Education
A – Public Views on Aboriginal Education
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- Education (40%) is clearly seen as the top issue affecting Aboriginal youth that needs
the government’s attention. In fact, education is ranked higher than both drug and
alcohol abuse and employment, which are both commonly thought to be major
factors affecting Aboriginal youth.
- Education is seen as the most important issue affecting Aboriginal youth across all
regions, although the issue is seen as slightly more important by those living in
British Columbia (45%). Drug and alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is seen as a
higher priority item by residents of Saskatchewan (30%) and Alberta (31%) when
compared to the national average (23%).
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- Given that education is seen as a high priority item for the government when
addressing the issues that affect Aboriginal youth, Canadians were asked to rate the
overall quality of on-reserve education.
- Nearly one-half of Canadians (48%) currently think that the quality of on-reserve
education received by First Nations children and youth is worse compared with the
education received by the general public as a whole. One third (33%) hold the belief
that on-reserve education is the same as that received by other Canadians.
- Only seven percent think that First Nations children and youth receive higher quality
education compared with the education received by other Canadians.
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- Not only is education seen as the key factor when Canadians consider the situation of
Aboriginal youth, it is also seen as having a direct link to the standard of living in
First Nations communities.
- Currently, a large majority (81%) of Canadians see improving the level of education
of First Nations people as having a major impact on improving the standard of living
on-reserve.
- Across all demographic groups, Canadians see improving the level of education as,
to a large extent, improving the standard of living on-reserve.
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