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7/27/2019 AFNQL Press Statement re: FNEA - October 2013
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has consistently rebuffed First Nations’ proposals regarding how education could be improved and
ought to be managed. Ottawa’s paternalistic attitude toward First Nations is responsible for some of the
most shameful chapters in Canadian history; this same paternalistic attitude pervades the proposed
Bill,” indicated Chief Picard.
“We have
had
enough
of
Ottawa’s
problems
being
blamed
on
us.
With
great
effort
and
determination,
First Nations from across Quebec and Labrador are assuming control of our own education. We are
succeeding. Nations assure their future through the education they give their youth. The First Nations of
Quebec and Labrador are not willing to hand control of our future to a government department that has
consistently ignored us. We are not willing to see our successes undone,” said the Chief of Kitigan Zibi,
Gilbert Whiteduck.
The First Nations of Quebec and Labrador are considering every available option to ensure that all First
Nations youth in Quebec and Labrador receive the highest standard of education. These options include
the creation of our own law to govern education, or if necessary, a legal challenge to the proposed Bill.
The AFNQL is a political organization regrouping 43 chiefs of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador.
For more
information,
visit
its
website
at
www.apnql
‐afnql.com.
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Contact: Lise Bastien
FNEC Director General
418‐932
‐7672
info@cepn‐fnec.com