SWRK 221 Lecture 10: Class_04_Sept_30
10 Jan 2016
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Youtube video: http://www. theglobeandmail. com/news/news-video/video-rich-country-poor- nations-11-startling-statistics-about-the-disparity-between-indigenous-people- and-the-rest-of-canada/article22852873: aboriginal health, wealth and education is much worse than canadian population, canadians social health insurance doesn"t help aboriginal people living on and off reserves. Who are indigenous people in canada: the aboriginals don"t want to be part of elections, residential schools. Truth and reconciliation: healing process (political moves are part of the healing process) Sixties scoop: removing child from their homes. Social workers played a key role in the removal of the children (kids that were left alone, no supervision or who were staying with extended families) Indg children lack access (not enough services available) Jordan river anderson cree child died at age 5. Spent 2 years hospitalized while province of canada bickered of who should pay for his homecare. Increasing indg control of child protection services: desire to make system reflect on indigenous reality, culture and practices, decolonization of assessment and treatment of family difficulties, underfunding of child protection on reserves.
