Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Key findings: women more likely to hold high school diploma and to have finished post-secondary studies; women most often cited family responsibilities as reason for leaving high school while men cited school, work and money problems for leaving; school completers equally as likely to be employed, but male leavers more likely to be employed than females.
Comparison with non-Aboriginals using statistics on employment, income and education, as well as suggestions for developing three new indicators: governance, land and resources, and entrepreneurship and business development.
Brief discussion of the global, Canadian and Alberta economic outlook followed by statistics on employment for each of the province's eight economic regions with particular attention to the Métis population.
Related material:
2016-2017 Report.
2019 Report.
Looks at the demographic profile of the Northwest Territories and summarizes literature relevant to nutritional health of the Déne and Métis populations.
Contends that in order to achieve student success, access to traditional knowledge and access to contemporary knowledge through a culturally responsive and relational pedagogy is necessary.