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CYFN EDUCATION M.O.U. PROJECT

WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED?

Contents

  1. 1 WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED?
    1. 1.1 BACKGROUND ON THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
    2. 1.2 WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OUT OF THE MOU PROJECT IN THE LONG TERM?
    3. 1.3 WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THIS PROJECT?
  2. 2 WHO DECIDED WE SHOULD DO THIS?

The development of a proposed Memorandum of Understanding and joint action plan between CYFN, the 14 Yukon First Nations, Canada and Yukon that clearly defines roles and responsibilities of all parties in order to help advance Yukon First Nation student achievement. This process is being funded under the INAC Education Partnership Program.

BACKGROUND ON THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

" The Education Partnerships Program is designed to promote collaboration among First Nations, Provinces (and or Territories), Government of Canada and other stakeholders in order to improve the  success of First Nation elementary and secondary school students in First Nation and provincial( an /or Territorial) schools." [ EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GUIDELINES, INAC]

WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OUT OF THE MOU PROJECT IN THE LONG TERM?

    1. An education system in Yukon that respects the role of Yukon First Nation Governments and meets the needs and aspirations of all Yukon, including First Nations, and ensures that students can participate successfully in work, post-secondary education, training and be lifelong learners;

     2. A government to government relationship in education that includes involvement in the decision-making process regarding education in Yukon;

     3. Increased success for our Yukon First Nations students;

     4. A Memorandum of Understanding that will be enhance administrative cooperation with respect to education for First Nation students in Yukon and is not intended to effect transfer of program responsibilities among the Parties. Specifically, any section 17 rights of Yukon First Nations.

     5. A mutual understanding between all parties and a joint action plan for implementation.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THIS PROJECT?

  •  We are in Phase 2 of the project and in the process of finalizing the MOU and developing the  Action Plan
  •  Phase 3 is upcoming and a proposal is due in July 2011. The funding requests will be established out of the items in the Action Plan which will be jointly developed by the parties when the MOU is signed.

WHO DECIDED WE SHOULD DO THIS?

At the January 2010 leadership meeting, CYFN was given approval by leadership to begin the process of dialogue and discussion on a proposed tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Action Plan for building a ‘Partnership on Education’ in the Yukon.  The proposed partnership will be between Canada as represented by Indian and Northern Affairs, Yukon as represented by the Minister of the Education, and Yukon First Nations, with the Council of Yukon First Nations facilitating the process.  The goal is to create a greater success rate for Yukon First Nation students in Education and to develop and address Yukon First Nations priorities in education.