Aboriginal leaders skeptical about plan

By Alexandra Paul. Nelson notes funding won't start until 2016. Manitoba's aboriginal leadership is predictably mixed on the federal reforms to education. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak leader David Harper was at the prime minister's side for the announcement in Standoff, Alta., in a show of support with other chiefs, including Shawn Atleo, leader of the Assembly of First Nations. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs offered no comment on the reforms that were rolled out in southern Alberta. More...