Strengthening Aboriginal Success: Moving Toward Learn Canada 2020 Summary Report [Council of Ministers of Education Canada, CMEC]

“The objectives of the summit were as follows: 1. to raise the public profile of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education and to promote awareness of the need to eliminate the gaps in education outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal learners at the elementary-secondary and postsecondary levels; 2. to engage and build support for partnerships, based on dialogue and engagement strategies, with national and regional Aboriginal organizations; 3. to identify potential areas for action to meet the goals of Learn Canada 2020; 4. to engage with the federal government on Aboriginal education and to discuss opportunities to develop strategies to effect policy change; and 5. to build intergovernmental networks for future dialogue, collaboration, and opportunities to work together on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education.”