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July 2006 Speeches


July 5, 2006
PREMIER SIGNS HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION
Premier Gordon Campbell, Nathan Matthew, Chief Negotiator First Nations Education Steering Committee, and Jim Prentice, Federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development sign historic agreement recognizing First Nations' jurisdiction over Aboriginal education.

VANCOUVER — Premier Gordon Campbell, Federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Jim Prentice, Chief Negotiator Nathan Matthew, and Deborah Jeffrey, President of the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), signed a historic agreement today that will lead to recognition of First Nations' jurisdiction over First Nations' education in British Columbia.

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