Posted 3/1/2024, 11:11:28 PM
Indigenous Children Face Ongoing Mistreatment in Canada's Child Welfare System
- Global News investigation reveals allegations of targeting and mistreatment of Indigenous youth in child welfare system, likened to residential schools era abuse by some
- Northern Indigenous agencies paying 26% more on average per day for group home care compared to non-Indigenous agencies from 2011-2021
- Indigenous communities lack resources to care for own children, forcing dependence on private group homes far from their communities
- Some youth receive little cultural services, with group homes compared to "prisons" using frequent physical restraints
- Federal and provincial governments urged to better fund First Nations to care for their children, rather than paying high rates to remove them