Minister Jane Philpott says disproportionate number of Aboriginal children taken from families echoes horrors of residential school system that affected 150,000The disproportionate number of indigenous children caught in Canada’s child welfare system is a “humanitarian crisis that echoes the horrors of a residential school system that saw 150000 Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their homes, the Canadian minister responsible for indigenous services has said. Describing the issue as one of her top priorities, or Jane Philpott famous this week that Canada removes indigenous children from their families at a rate that ranks among the highest in the developed world. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk