s ▁statements ; ▁they ▁show ▁Ind igen ous ▁ag encies ▁receive ▁about ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 3 4 ▁percent ▁less ▁in ▁fund ing ▁than ▁provincial ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Black stock ' s ▁organization ▁and ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁First ▁Nations , ▁a ▁political ▁organization ▁representing ▁all ▁First ▁Nations ▁in ▁Canada , ▁took ▁this ▁concern ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Their ▁compla int , ▁which ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁had ▁a ▁long standing ▁pattern ▁of ▁providing ▁less ▁government ▁fund ing ▁for ▁child ▁w elf are ▁services ▁to ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁on ▁res erves ▁than ▁is ▁provided ▁to ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁children , ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Trib unal . ▁ ▁The ▁Trib unal ▁ruled ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁equ itable ▁and ▁cult ur ally ▁based ▁child ▁w elf are ▁services ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁First ▁Nations ▁children ▁amount ed ▁to ▁disc rim ination . ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁spent ▁at ▁least ▁C AD $ 5 ▁million ▁fighting ▁the ▁compla int ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁acted ▁on ▁this ▁and ▁three ▁subsequent ▁non comp liance ▁orders . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁El im ination ▁of ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁( C ER D ) ▁recommended ▁that ▁Canada ▁to ▁end ▁its ▁under fund ing ▁of ▁First ▁Nations , ▁In