Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word off-reserve.
Examples
-
We aren't talking extra funding here, but simply the amount that would bring these children's services up to the level accorded off-reserve children.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
-
Registered Indian living off-reserve: 38 per cent lower for men, 23 per cent lower for women
-
Earnings for registered Indians living off-reserve in Canadian cities compared to non-aboriginals:
Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009
-
Registered Indian living off-reserve: 38 per cent lower for men, 23 per cent lower for women
Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009
-
Earnings for registered Indians living off-reserve in Canadian cities compared to non-aboriginals:
-
A Statistics Canada report found only 30 per cent of off-reserve natives in Saskatchewan had the literacy levels needed to “successfully cope in a complex knowledge- and information-based society.”
On The Subject Of Socialist Programs: Native Grants « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
-
A Statistics Canada report found only 30 per cent of off-reserve natives in Saskatchewan had the literacy levels needed to “successfully cope in a complex knowledge- and information-based society.”
-
Currently, the quality of schools and health care on many reserves is below provincial and federal standards in the rest of the country, which, aboriginal leaders say, is part of the reason why health and education outcomes on reserves are so much poorer than off-reserve.
-
"What we're looking for is alignment: treat our on-reserve schools the same way you treat off-reserve schools," said Jobin.
-
The issues and concerns of aboriginal Canadians, whether on- or off-reserve, have gotten short shrift in this election campaign.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.