uit ▁and ▁M ét is ▁child ▁and ▁family ▁services ; ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁children , ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁reserve , ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁all ▁services ▁available ▁to ▁other ▁children ▁in ▁Canada , ▁without ▁disc rim ination ; ▁fully ▁implement ▁Jordan ' s ▁Princi ple ▁to ▁ensure ▁access ▁to ▁services ▁is ▁not ▁delayed ▁or ▁denied ▁because ▁of ▁fund ing ▁disput es ▁between ▁the ▁federal , ▁provincial ▁and ▁territorial ▁govern ments ; ▁and ▁address ▁the ▁root ▁causes ▁of ▁disp lacement , ▁such ▁as ▁pover ty ▁and ▁poor ▁housing , ▁that ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁drive ▁Ind igen ous ▁children ▁into ▁fost er ▁care . ▁ ▁Notable ▁" s co ops " ▁Richard ▁Card inal , ▁a ▁M ét is ▁child , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁Ch ipe w yan , ▁Al berta . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁fost er ▁care ▁system ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Al berta ▁Child ▁W elf are , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁group ▁care ▁and ▁fost er ▁pla c ements , ▁secured ▁facilities ▁and ▁sh el ters . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁Richard ▁h anged ▁himself ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁film ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁about ▁his ▁short ▁life ; ▁Richard ▁Card inal : ▁Cry ▁from ▁a ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁M ét is ▁Child ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁personal ▁di ary ▁and ▁inter views ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Charlie ▁and ▁his ▁fost er ▁parents . ▁ ▁Sydney