Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation appealing tribunal’s rejection of systemic inequities in First Nations education

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation-The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) is appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s rejection of  its claim  that  systemic inequities exist in First Nations education. The MCFN appeal  charges  the Tribunal’s decision was “unreasonable on multiple grounds, including applying an excessively high standard of evidence and concluding that equitable education could be achieved through negotiations with the federal government, despite decades of negotiations failing to deliver equitable outcomes for First Nations students.” MCFN argues First Nations children are entitled to equitable access to quality education and says  Canada must be held accountable for its obligations under human rights law. “The future of our children cannot depend on a system that continues to leave their needs unmet,”  MCFN Chief Margaret Sault  said. “We are…

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