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Aboriginal child protection describes services designed specifically for protection of the children of "aboriginal" or indigenous peoples, particularly where they are a minority within a country. This may differ at international, national, legal, cultural, social, professional and program levels from general or mainstream child protection services.
The Sixties Scoop, also known as The Scoop, [1] was a period in which a series of policies were enacted in Canada that enabled child welfare authorities to take, or "scoop up," Indigenous children from their families and communities for placement in foster homes, from which they would be adopted by white families. [2]
The action prompted then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to underscore four government responsibilities: "resolving land claims; improving the economic and social conditions on reserves; defining a new relationship between aboriginal peoples and governments; and addressing the concerns of Canada's aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canadian life."
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There is a severe over representation of Aboriginal youth in Canada's foster care system. Of all children in care, the percentage of Aboriginal children reaches 62% to 85% in some provinces. First Nation children make up 82% of the Aboriginal children in foster care, while Metis children make up 13%, and Inuit children make up 4%. [8]
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is a group of Canadian specialty television channels based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The channels broadcast programming produced by or highlighting Indigenous peoples in Canada , including arts, cultural, documentary, entertainment, and news and current affairs programming.
This is a list of periodicals either edited by or intended for Indigenous peoples in Canada. Aboriginal Voices, Toronto, Ontario, 1994-, bimonthly, continues The Runner [1] Alberta Sweetgrass, Edmonton: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), 1993-, monthly, [2] serves Aboriginal communities throughout Alberta
Reconciliation (#90) — Ensure that national sports policies, programs and initiatives are inclusive of Aboriginal Peoples: After the release of the commission's report in 2015, Sport Canada announced that it would be reinstating funding to the Aboriginal Sport Circle, which is a national organization advocating for resources for Indigenous ...