Posted: Apr 13, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 13
École Luke Mettaweskum School in Nemaska, Que. 'The government is delivering nice speeches on the importance of considering [Indigenous] realities and cultures ... It must now move beyond words to actions and take concrete measures that go beyond wishful thinking,' says Sonia Ethier, the president of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. (CBC North/ Jaime Little)
The unions representing teachers, school professional and support staff in northern Quebec Cree and Inuit communities say the provincial government is failing Indigenous students by not addressing chronic staffing and service shortages.
They have set two, one-day strike dates to protest lagging contract negotiations which have been going on for a year and a half.