Priorities

To establish and maintain partnerships for the benefit of member communities and which respect the First Nations jurisdiction over education.

• The creation of alliances with regional and national organizations working in the education field brings about more favourable political and social circumstances for the sharing of information.
• The establishment of partnerships equally facilitates conflict resolution.
• Public relations in the scope of these partnerships help convey our message and bring more awareness to certain issues relating to First Nations education.
• Public relations are, indeed, an efficient and indispensable way to denounce obstacles hindering the positive development of First Nations education.

To remain active and present on the regional, national and international scenes to represent and defend the interests and rights of First Nations the area of education.

• FNEC is fighting to put an end to the underfunding in education.
• It is essential to call the attention of international institutions to the violations perpetrated by the Canadian government concerning the right to education; a fundamental right that is crucial for the future of First Nations of Canada.
• A denunciation could exert greater influence on the federal and provincial governments to eventually improve the quality of First Nations education.