Inuit child welfare and family support

It does not provide a comprehensive account of Inuit children receiving family support or in the care of child welfare authorities, a thorough examination of the historical and social factors that continue to contribute to the large numbers of Inuit children in contact with child welfare services, or an account of the inequalities Inuit children face in comparison to other Canadian children. [...] I also thank all of the members of the Inuit Children and Social Services Reference Group as well as the Inuit Tuttarvingat Governing Committee for their valuable contributions and feedback (a complete list of the Inuit Children and Social Services Reference Group membership follows). [...] In a comparison study of Edmonton, Alberta and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, the cost of food for a family of four was double in the Northern community, and given these prices and the income levels in the community, 75 per cent of Kugaaruk families would not have sufficient funds to cover a healthy I N U I T. T U T T A R V I N G A T 3 Historical Factors Contributing to Inuit Children in Need of Support Many [...] The 2008 round of data collection and Family Caring Society of Canada and significantly increased the ratified by the Assembly of First Nations 3DUWLFLSDWLRQ LQ number of First Nations child and the Department of Indian Affairs and GDWD FROOHFWLRQ welfare agencies participating Northern Development. [...] The First Nations Child and of the population they serve and improve Family Caring Society of Canada also played a the effectiveness of their services (National significant role in the organization of the study Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health, cycles (Centre for Research on Children and 2009-2010b).