Canada, Yukon and Yukon First Nations, as well as the Council of Yukon First Nations , have signed an agreement to support and improve educational outcomes of First Nation students.
In Yukon, all First Nation students attend public schools administered by the Government of Yukon .
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been drafted to fit the Yukon context and focuses on improving First Nation involvement to shape improvements in Yukon schools. This MOU enables the parties to more fully support the Yukon First Nation students' participation and performance in the public education system administered by the Government of Yukon.
The MOU is a commitment by the parties to establish a partnership to improve First Nation student achievement in the Yukon and, specifically, for the Yukon and First Nation governments to develop an action plan that includes performance indicators that address common educational priorities. The MOU enables collaboration around the objective of improving educational outcomes.
The Parties agree to develop a long-term strategic action plan for a life-long learning process for First Nation students in the territory, with a priority on the K-12 systems, but that also recognizes all aspects of life-long learning including early childhood development, post-secondary, adult education, skills development and labour market needs.
This will be the seventh tripartite education partnership MOU signed since 2008. Other MOUs are in New Brunswick (2008), Manitoba (2009), Alberta (2010), PEI (2010), in Saskatchewan with the Saskatoon Tribal Council (2010), and in Quebec with the First Nations Education Council (2012). These are in addition to pre-existing education partnerships in Nova Scotia (1997) and British Columbia (1999).
