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After the apology: Why are so many First Nations children still in foster care?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Cindy Blackstock
Cindy Blackstock*
Affiliation:
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (www.fncaringsociety.com), Email: cblackst@fncaringsociety.com
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Abstract

Although the undesirable child outcomes arising from the chronic over-representation of First Nations children and young people in child welfare care have been broadly acknowledged in Canada, research on this critical issue is just emerging. This paper summarizes the North American literature on ethnic over-representation and structural risks to inform future research directions in First Nations child welfare. Comparisons to the situation of Aboriginal children in Australia are also discussed.

Keywords

AboriginalFirst Nationsover-representationchild welfareracestructural risks
Type
Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , 2009 , pp. 22 - 29
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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