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Hello friends and Hivers. Today I will talk about a couple of subjects about Native American injustices. It's Native American Heritage this month in the States so writing about this topic is a good

This happens far too often here in British Columbia. And it’s often Indigenous children. Childcare does not end when they turn 19. For more on the story, please refer to linked article: Teen who aged out

I can’t decide what is worse: that they don’t know or that they didn’t care until now because it is going to cost them money. What does that say about Canada’s commitment to its most vulnerable citizens?

And no one was surprised: The same day the federal government was in Federal Court looking to halt a human rights tribunal ruling ordering compensation for First Nations children apprehended in purposely

Despite being just 4 to 5% of the population of Canada, Indigenous people make up 30% of Canada’s prison population. A new report out links child welfare rates to the tendency for Indigenous people to

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is seeking a judicial review of a ruling that ordered Canada to pay $40,000 to First Nations children who were taken from their homes on-reserve and put in care dating

Today, Federal government has filed an appeal, to overturn order to fund Indigenous kids in care equitably and pay compensation, DAYS AFTER THIS CAME OUT. See linked article: Death as Expected: Inside

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to pay compensation to First Nation children, youth and families who were taken from their homes on reserve and put in care of the state. As with any

The ongoing saga of Baby H continues in British Columbia. Baby H has been in five foster homes in her five week life and MCFD is no longer speaking to the family because the social workers refused to be

Birth alerts have been and continues to be an ongoing outrage that needs to be brought to an end. It is racial profiling.. Governments and child welfare agencies say alerts are used by health professionals

“The worker on the recording went on to say that in the first 48 hours of the baby’s life “numerous” medical staff made notes that the baby was being neglected. That’s why they showed up when the baby

An hour and a half after enduring a C-section delivery at a Kamloops hospital, an Indigenous couple was exhausted but elated as they met their baby girl – a first child for both. But their joy was short-lived

A young mother who was on Manitoba‘s birth alert system is running calls from advocates, researchers and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls demanding that the province

Dr. Cindy Blackstock is the primary and most effective advocate for First Nations children in care. She was the spearhead that brought the suits and complaints forward that led to the rulings against Canada

Another story of an Indigenous child apprehended by Child and Family Services based on visiting a doctor or the hospital. In this case, the baby was removed over concerns of abuse by starving, etc. It

The circus that is Thunder Bay, Ontario, Indigenous children in care and the deaths of those children in care in negligent foster homes and service groups, something that I’ve expounded about here before,

Kanina Sue Turtle’s family is suing for $5.9 million after Turtle, 15, filmed her suicide in a foster home owned and operated by Tikinagan in Sioux Lookout Oct. 29, 2016. That this is even a thing is

The story presented, in the article linked below, is, unfortunately, more the norm than out of character for Indigenous youth in care when they report sexual assault here in Canada. Even the advocates

A very thoughtful article that explores some of the challenges faced by Indigenous social workers within the colonial system. For the most part, like teachers, they go in to change the system but are caught