It’s a well-known fact that Indigenous youth are vastly overrepresented in the child-welfare system — but what’s less well-known are the forces that lead to that reality. To understand, Global News travelled to Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, also known as Grassy Narrows. For generations, children there have been sent away. Carolyn Jarvis reports how the community is fighting to keep them at home.
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