Indigenous Kids
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‘The bond is broken’: Data shows Indigenous kids overrepresented in foster careStatistics Canada released data from the 2021 census showing Indigenous children accounted for 53.8 per cent of all children in foster care.CanadaSep 21, 2022
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Funding for Indigenous child welfare services ‘deeply flawed,’ needs fixing: children’s repJennifer Charlesworth said it is impossible to compare funding allocation for First Nations, Metis, Inuit and urban Indigenous youth with non-Indigenous service providers.CanadaMar 29, 2022
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Former TRC head Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal Indigenous compensationThe Liberal government says Sinclair will aide talks between the federal government and child-welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement by the end of December.CanadaNov 10, 2021
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Ottawa pausing court appeal filed on Indigenous compensation, will work to strike dealGovernment lawyers argued in a notice of appeal that the Federal Court made a mistake by not determining that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to issue compensation orders.CanadaOct 29, 2021
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Ottawa should not appeal tribunal order to pay Indigenous kids: advocatesThe government has until Friday to decide if they want to appeal a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling to compensate and provide services to Indigenous kids.CanadaOct 27, 2021
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‘Faint hope’: Court ruling a step towards keeping more Indigenous kids out of foster careIf the government implements the rulings, advocates say it could help to disrupt a vicious cycle of child apprehensions that are the result of this underfunding of services.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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Jane Philpott calls emergency meeting with provinces on Indigenous child welfare"To me, this is arguably the most pressing priority of my new department," Philpott said.CanadaNov 2, 2017
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