Sahtu pursuing human rights case over Jordan’s Principle denials – Cabin Radio
March 27, 2026
After being turned back by federal judges, Sahtu school leaders say they are challenging Ottawa’s Jordan’s Principle cuts on human rights grounds.
Since early 2025, Indigenous Services Canada has declined to fund requests from NWT schools for programs that Jordan’s Principle previously covered.
Schools in the territory say the shift was sudden and without communication. Indigenous Services Canada maintains funding for those programs must now come from the territorial government, or individual families must apply for support on a case by case basis.
