There are big gaps in educational outcomes between First Nations in New Brunswick and their neighbouring communities. And First Nations are calling for more reliable federal education funding to help them change that.
Indigenous education group makes case for more federal funding
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 12, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Ivan Augustine leads the Elsipogtog First Nation Education Authority. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
A new report highlights “important disparities” between New Brunswick’s largest First Nations communities and their close neighbours, and First Nations leaders are hoping it will help them leverage more federal funding for Indigenous education in the province.
Université de Moncton economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins looked at data on employment, income and educational achievement for Neqotkuk, Esgenoôpetitj, and Elsipogtog First Nations. He then looked at the same data for three neighbouring communities of Perth-Andover, Neguac, and Rexton.
The size of the gaps he found surprised him.
“I was assuming that there were urban-rural differences,” said Desjardins. “I didn’t know and didn’t realise that there were such gaps compared to the neighbouring communities.”
According to census data collected in 2021,
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