First Nations’ Children By: Duron Joseph

First Nations Children are known as the forgotten ones. They endure a lot of physical and emotional abuse from people whom are supposed to protect them. They live on reserves which are neither livable nor suitable for them. Their families find it hard to provide for them. They suffer abuse in schools and are denied the help they need. Some of the children change their appearances, when they move from the reserve. They change their hair colour and clothing. First Nation Children should be treated with respect and dignity. The government should do more for their education. First Nations Children face a lot of discrimination. They should be entitled to equal education, as all other people. They should not have to fight for service other Canadians enjoy. The public needs to be more educated, when they have to deal with them. The First Nations Children are denied the right to proper health care, education and family services. First Nation Children live in poverty, compared to other children who are from other ethnic backgrounds. First Nations Children are, also, committing suicide, because of lack of government funding. Living as a First Nation child is very difficult, because here is no clean water to drink which cause diseases. First Nations Children do not receive the proper learning that they should have. The government should come together and create a new and safe environment such as more schools and better living arrangements. Their community should come together and create a petition, to remind the government that there is a great need for help. First Nations Children live with both parents or one parent, also, with grandparents. Nearly half of all children in foster care, according to Statistics Canada is Indigenous. Most of those kids is under the care of provincially run child welfare system. There are currently, more Indigenous children in state care than at the height of the residential school era.