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The Canadian government systematically discriminated against First Nations children by underfunding welfare services for years. That’s the landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. What follows such a major revelation? What’s the solution? What parallels can be drawn between Canada and America regarding child welfare issues?
Guests:
Raymond Shingoose (Ojibwe) – executive director for the Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services and the president of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
Dr. Linda Many Guns (Blackfoot) – professor in Native American studies at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta
Break Music: Friendship Song (song) Art Napoleon (Travelling Sun) (artist) Miyoskamin (Early Springtime) (album)
