The Liberal government committed to $2.6 billion over five years in its 2016 budget toward Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada education funding. Blackstock said the feds aren't following through with their commitment to improving First Nations education. "In 2016, the PBO found significant shortfalls in First Nations education funding even after taking into account the new investments in Budget 2016. Budget 2016 falls far short of what is needed to ensure First Nations students receive an education on par with others." "What is happening to First Nations students today is similar to what African-American students experienced under the Jim Crow laws that are now rightfully banished in the U.S."Except in Canada, First Nations students are separate and unequal.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2017 18:00 UTC