The federal government will not fund an education bill after the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) rejected it. Carleton experts are available to discuss issues around the bill and Aboriginal education in general.
Rodney Nelson
Centre for Initiatives in Education and the School of Canadian Studies
Phone: 613-560-2600, ext. 8092
Email: rodney.nelson@carleton.ca
Nelson is Anishinabe and has extensive experience working in Aboriginal communities, focusing on economic development, partnership agreements, resource revenue sharing, the duty to consult, corporate governance, ethics, strategic planning and risk management.
Jane Dickson-Gilmore
Associate professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 3686
Email: jane_dickson-gilmore@carleton.ca
Dickinson-Gilmore specializes in Aboriginal policy with specific expertise in Aboriginal communities and justice, restorative justice and sentencing circles.
She is currently working on Gladue reports, a specialized report that the Supreme Court requires whenever an Aboriginal person is before the courts or facing a possible loss of liberty.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Experts Available
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