▁sub standard ▁school ing , ▁among ▁other ▁issues . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Centre ▁for ▁Policy ▁Altern atives ▁found ▁that ▁ 5 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁live ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁This ▁number ▁increases ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁for ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁who ▁live ▁on ▁res erves , ▁with ▁pover ty ▁rates ▁reaching ▁ 7 6 ▁percent ▁in ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁ 6 9 ▁percent ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an ▁for ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁living ▁on ▁res erves . ▁The ▁study ▁found ▁pover ty ▁rates ▁were ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁for ▁non - status ▁First ▁Nations ▁children , ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁for ▁In uit ▁children , ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁percent ▁for ▁M ét is ▁children . ▁( Can ada ▁has ▁an ▁overall ▁child ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁percent , ▁ranking ▁it ▁ 2 7 th ▁among ▁ 3 4 ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Co - operation ▁and ▁Development .) ▁ ▁C ind y ▁Black stock , ▁Ph D , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Nations ▁Child ▁& ▁Family ▁Car ing ▁Society ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Work ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁fund ing ▁for ▁child ▁and ▁family ▁services ▁on ▁res erves ▁is ▁ins u fficient . ▁She ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ' s ▁fund ing ▁amounts ▁to ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁First ▁Nations ▁children . ▁Canadian ▁government ▁documents ▁support ▁Black stock '