FNCARES
Click here to watch Cindy Blackstock on Mansbridge One on One, where she discusses how the federal government's failure to provide equitable services to First Nations children mean they have far fewer opportunities and are at much higher risk of death than other Canadian children, and how children are the great hope of reconciliation.
Did You Know?
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There are three times more First Nations children in child welfare care now than there were at the height of Residential School;
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First Nations kids are 6 to 8 times more likely to go into child welfare care than non-Indigenous children;
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This overrepresentation is largely caused by factors beyond the control of individual parents: poverty, poor housing, under-funded education, substance misuse and, in many cases, lack of access to safe drinking water.
The good news is, that working together, we can do something about the structural drivers of disadvantage. FNCARES is committed to working in partnership with First Nations communities to address these structural inequities and create solutions.
Research
The central goal of our research is to promote equity and well-being for First Nations children and youth.
Publications
FNCARES develops resources to educate about the structural drivers of disadvantage and encourage discussion and actions that promote culturally-based equity and justice for First Nations children and youth.
Film & Video
FNCARES works with community partners to organize and host numerous public events each year, including lectures, panel discussions, webinars, film screenings, and book launches.
Meet our Team
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