Melanie Bennett, the executive director of the First Nations Education Directorate, said the push to establish a First Nation school board in the territory dates back to 1973. A framework agreement for the proposed school board was signed in June between the Education Department and 10 of Yukon's 14 First Nations. About 23 per cent of public school students in the territory in 2018-19 self-identified as Yukon First Nations. An Indigenous school board would go a long way to fixing those problems, Bennett said. She said most parents she spoke with were open to the referendum after having the school board explained to them.

Source: CBC News January 09, 2022 11:49 UTC