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Jordan’s Principle funding cut ends Yukon rural food program feeding Indigenous kids – APTN News
Sep 29, 2025 A Yukon-based First Nations education advocacy organization says it was forced to axe its rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut — and warns the decision leaves Indigenous children struggling with food insecurity with even fewer supports. Melanie Bennett, executive director of the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate, or […]
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It’s really difficult’: Changes to Jordan’s Principle funding affect Yukon families as school year begins – CBC
Aug 26, 2025 Rural nutrition program, mobile therapeutic unit among programs affected Ava Jaranowska, a three-year-old autistic and non-verbal child who is a Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation citizen in the Yukon, has been without speech-language pathology services since February. It’s a serious concern for Jaranowska’s grandmother, Kim Rumley, who said the girl’s previous speech language pathologist called […]
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Extremely alarming’: Yellowknife educators fear school year without Jordan’s Principle funding – CBC
Aug 19, 2025 Last year, Mildred Hall School had 35 support staff funded through Jordan’s Principle With the first day of school just over a week away, educators connected with Yellowknife’s Mildred Hall School say they are worried about what major cuts to support staff — resulting from changes to Jordan’s Principle administration — will mean […]
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Ottawa working on new vision for Jordan’s Principle in fall budget – Cabin Radio
July 25, 2025 The minister responsible for Jordan’s Principle and Inuit Child First Initiative funding says she needs time to work with Indigenous leaders but expects to present changes in the fall budget. Jordan’s Principle and Inuit CFI exist to ensure Indigenous children receive important services. However, changes made by the Trudeau government earlier this year […]
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Ottawa says it’s ‘exploring more flexibility’ for Jordan’s Principle – Cabin Radio
June 16, 2025 The federal agency that runs Jordan’s Principle says it is considering limited changes to accommodate the “unique challenges” of the North. The program, which offers funding to support the needs of First Nations children, already underwent one set of changes in February. Officials said at the time those changes were designed to […]
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Ministers Cleveland and Semmler call for swift federal action to protect Jordan’s Principle supports in the NWT, welcome positive signals from new government
June 11, 2025 Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Caitlin Cleveland and Minister of Health and Social Services Lesa Semmler issued the following joint statement today on recent changes to Jordan’s Principle: “Across the Northwest Territories, children and families are being impacted by recent administrative changes to Jordan’s Principle. As territorial Ministers—and as Northerners—we are […]
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‘Heartbroken’ school staff mull future after Jordan’s Principle cuts – Cabin Radio
June 9, 2025 “Our lives have been flipped upside down and we aren’t sure what it means for our future.” Gregor isn’t the only educational assistant feeling that way as staff, parents and administrators try to understand the long-term classroom consequences of a federal funding shift. More than 200 educational assistants (or EAs) in the […]
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Dene Nation Response to Jordan’s Principle Administration
[YELLOWKNIFE, DENENDEH, 18 FEBRUARY 2025] The Dene Nation calls for action after recent changes to the administration of Jordan’s Principle by the federal government have raised significant concerns, particularly in the Northwest Territories. While the intent of these changes is to streamline processes and ensure sustainability, they have inadvertently created disparities between northern and southern […]
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Mayo Foods joins Jordan’s Principle in a new partnership to bring increased access to food security in central Yukon
December 19, 2024 Mayo, YT – The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun and the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Development Corporation are proud to announce extended access to Jordan’s Principle in the community of Mayo through the community’s only grocery store, Mayo Foods, a key resource for families living in central Yukon. This partnership, led by […]
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