Articles for First Nations Children

Calls for Aboriginal-run child protection programs to receive greater share of funds amid spike in cases
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1 month ago

Calls for Aboriginal-run child protection programs to receive greater share of funds amid spike in cases

ABC  

When Mary was pregnant with her fifth baby, she was struggling with drug addiction and living in a violent relationship. There are a record 22,908 First Nations children living in the child protection system, according to the annual Family Matters report released on Thursday — a jump of more than 500 kids from this time last year. According to data …

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To close the gap, barriers stopping First Nations families accessing child care must be removed, experts say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

To close the gap, barriers stopping First Nations families accessing child care must be removed, experts say

ABC  

For many First Nations children turning up for their first day of school, there are more than just the typical concerns about making friends, finding the toilets in time and getting through a big day of learning. Child care kick-starts a better journey Most First Nations children who come into contact with out-of-home care systems haven't had access to early …

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Complaint filed to Human Rights Commission against WA child protection department
9 months, 1 week ago

Complaint filed to Human Rights Commission against WA child protection department

ABC  

In short: Shine Lawyers alleges WA's Department of Communities has been discriminatory in its removal of First Nations children from their families. Shine Lawyers alleges WA's Department of Communities has been discriminatory in its removal of First Nations children from their families. A law firm has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Western Australia's Department of …

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Disability royal commission hears from First Nations children caught in the system
3 years, 3 months ago

Disability royal commission hears from First Nations children caught in the system

ABC  

A First Nations teenager with disability has told the royal commission how, as an eight-year-old, he was bashed by his carers, had suicidal thoughts and became homeless. Key points: The disability royal commission this week heard stories from First Nations children and teenagers Indigenous children are 11 times more likely to be in the system than non-Indigenous children Some 14 …

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Canada: ‘This one unmarked grave is what genocide looks like’
3 years, 6 months ago

Canada: ‘This one unmarked grave is what genocide looks like’

Al Jazeera  

Warning: The story below contains details of child abuse Montreal, Canada – “They would just start beating you and lose control and hurl you against the wall, throw you on the floor, kick you, punch you.” That is how Geraldine Bob, a survivor of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, described her experience at the facility in the Canadian province of …

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How Indigenous-led childcare centres could help close Australia's education gap
4 years ago

How Indigenous-led childcare centres could help close Australia's education gap

ABC  

When Wayne Griffiths first went to primary school, it was a terrifying experience. These days Wayne, a Kamilaroi man, runs the Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre, which provides child care and early education to Indigenous and non-Indigenous children up to five years old. He says there are around 300 early childhood education and care services targeted at Aboriginal and …

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