Media Advisory - Métis National Council will join the Government of Canada, Assembly of First Nations, and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami in joint announcement on improving early learning and child care for Indigenous Children

OTTAWA, Sept. 16, 2018 /CNW/ -- Métis National Council (MNC) Vice-President and Minister of Social Development, David Chartrand will join the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and leaders from the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami in the release of a co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Framework to improve early learning and child care for Indigenous children in Canada.

Please be advised a media conference will be held following this important announcement.

Date: Monday, September 17, 2018

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Location: Wabano Centre for Aborginal Health

Grand Gathering Space

299 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON

The MNC represents the Métis Nation in Canada at the national and international levels. The Métis Nation's homeland includes the 3 Prairie Provinces and extends into the contiguous parts of British Columbia, Ontario, the Northwest Territories and the United States. There are approximately 400,000 Métis Nation citizens in Canada, roughly a quarter of all Aboriginal peoples in the country.

SOURCE Métis National Council