Raising Literacy in the First Nations' Adult Population in the Context of Labour Market Participation
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Authors
Trankovskaya, Anna
Date
2017-11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Keyword
Raising Literacy , First Nations' Adult Population , Labour Market Participation
Alternative Title
Policy Perspectives on First Nations Issues
Abstract
Have you ever struggled to understand a simple job posting? Ever been ashamed of not being able to read as an adult? Luckily for me, I have not. But there are thousands of people in an industrially-developed country like Canada, who have to live with this every day, especially among the Indigenous population.
Low levels of literacy in First Nations adult population impede their ability to be employed, receive competing remuneration, have an adequate standard of living, and be actively involved in the community.
The purpose of this report is to bring to the forefront the problem of low adult literacy among the First Nations population. More particularly, the paper aims to: