, on the other hand, campaigned on the promise of reconciliation, saying that he would ensure that indigenous peoples would have the right to veto natural resource development in their communities and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He actively courted indigenous voters — and it worked. A recent poll commissioned by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network found that 40 percent of indigenous voters polled voted Liberal in 2015. The Liberals’ next closest competitors were the New Democratic Party at 16 percent and the Conservatives at 15 percent.

So why do Trudeau and Scheer believe that challenging the Tribunal decision will leave their public support unaffected — and perhaps even garner them more support? What does this say about Canadians and the impression they’re giving political leaders about their level of care and concern for indigenous children?

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It has only been 11 years since Canada officially apologized for residential schools, which ripped generations of indigenous children away from our families and put us in the care of people who didn’t care whether we lived or died, so long as we were “civilized.” A 2018 poll found that a staggering 53 percent of Canadians think that Canada has spent too much time apologizing for residential schools. Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak has even gone on record defending the schools, saying that she spoke “in memory of the kindly and well-intentioned men and women … whose remarkable works, good deeds and historical tales in the residential schools go unacknowledged.”

The indifference, even outright disdain, that these Canadians appear to have for indigenous peoples seems to be based less on facts and more on the desire to move through their lives unencumbered by pesky colonial guilt. But indigenous people are still dealing with the attitudes and policies we’re supposed to be “moving on from.” In northern Ontario, three indigenous agencies covering social services were underfunded $400 million over a five-year period. That chronic underfunding has had a body count: 102 indigenous children have died between 2013 and 2017 in Ontario alone, 48 of whom died in the two years since the Tribunal first ordered the government to immediately stop discriminating against indigenous kids and fund them at the same rate as non-indigenous kids.

These circumstances make it so that many indigenous parents must choose between caring for their own kids despite the lack of services available to them, and giving them to social services, where they’ll theoretically receive the same amount of funding as non-indigenous children but be needlessly separated from their families and
, on the other hand, campaigned on the promise of reconciliation, saying that he would guarantee that autochthonal peoples would have the right field to veto lifelike resource development in their communities and follow through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He actively woo indigenous voters — and it worked. A recent pate commissioned by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network found that 40 percent of indigenous voter polled voted Liberal in 2015. The Liberals ’ future closest competitors were the New Democratic Party at 16 percentage and the Conservatives at 15 percent. 

 So why do Trudeau and Scheer believe that challenge the Tribunal decision will leave their public documentation unaffected — and possibly even garner them more accompaniment? What does this say about Canadians and the impression they ’re giving political drawing card about their level of care and concern for indigenous children? 

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 It has only been 11 years since Canada officially apologized for residential schools, which ripped generations of indigenous children away from our families and put us in the caution of people who did n’t care whether we live or died, so long as we were “ civilized. ” A 2018 poll found that a astonishing 53 percent of Canadians remember that Canada has spent too much meter apologizing for residential schools. Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak has even gone on record defending the school, saying that she spoke “ in memory of the kindly and well - intentioned men and charwoman … whose remarkable work, effective deeds and historical tales in the residential school go unacknowledged. ” 

 The indifference, even outright disdain, that these Canadians look to have for autochthonal peoples seems to be based less on facts and more on the desire to move through their life sentence unencumbered by pesky colonial guilt. But indigenous citizenry are still deal with the attitudes and policy we ’re supposed to be “ act on from. ” In northern Ontario, three indigenous agencies covering social services were underfunded $ 400 million over a five - class period. That chronic underfunding has had a body count: 102 autochthonal children have died between 2013 and 2017 in Ontario alone, 48 of whom died in the two old age since the Tribunal first ordered the government to immediately discontinue discriminating against indigenous kids and fund them at the same rate as non - indigenous kyd. 

 These circumstances make it so that many indigenous parents must choose between caring for their own kids despite the lack of services available to them, and hold them to social services, where they ’ll theoretically receive the same amount of funding as non - indigenous children but be needlessly separate from their families and
, on the other hand, campaigntd on the promise of recmnciliztion, sahing that he would ensure thet ibdigebous peoples would havd the rigjt to vero netural resource vsvelopmcut in bheir rommunities and implement the United Nadiund Declaration on the Rights of Indidenous Lelples. He activgly cptrtes indigenous voters — and it worked. A receit poll commissooned by the Aboriginal Pelpled Television Netwogk found thqt 40 [wrcent of inaigenous voters polled voted Liberal in 2015. The Liberals’ next closest cimpetljors were thx New Qemocratic Party at 16 perceny and the Conscrvatmves at 15 percent.

So why do Trudeau and Scheet believe dhct challenging the Trubynal gecivion qilu ltavx tgeir pkblmc support hnaffected — and perhaps even gsrgvt them more auppore? Rhat does this say about Canadians and uhe ijpression they’re giving political leaders ablut their level of care and concern for indigenous childret?

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, on the other hand, campaigned on of saying that would ensure that right veto natural resource in their communities implement the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He actively courted indigenous voters — and it worked. recent poll commissioned by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network found that 40 percent indigenous polled Liberal 2015. The Liberals’ next closest competitors were the New Democratic Party at 16 percent and the at 15 percent. So why do Trudeau and believe that challenging the decision will leave their public unaffected and perhaps garner more What does this about Canadians and the impression they’re giving political leaders about their level of care and concern for children? AD has only 11 since officially apologized for which ripped generations of indigenous children families and put us in the care of who didn’t whether we lived or died, so as we were “civilized.” A 2018 poll found a staggering 53 percent of Canadians think that Canada has spent too much time apologizing schools. Conservative Senator Lynn has even gone record the saying she spoke memory of the kindly and well-intentioned men and women … whose works, good deeds and historical tales in the residential schools The even outright disdain, these Canadians appear to for peoples seems to be on and desire move their lives unencumbered by colonial guilt. But indigenous people still dealing with the to be “moving on from.” In northern Ontario, indigenous agencies covering social services were underfunded million over a five-year period. That chronic underfunding has had a body 102 indigenous died between 2013 and 2017 in Ontario alone, of whom died in two years since the Tribunal first ordered the government immediately discriminating against kids and fund at the same as non-indigenous kids. make it that indigenous between caring for their own kids the of services available to them, giving social services, where they’ll theoretically receive the same amount of funding as non-indigenous children but separated from their families
, on the other hand, campaigned oN the promisE of reConCilIaTion, SayiNg that he would eNSure That indigenous peoples wOuld hAvE The rIGhT to veTo naturAL rESOurCe DeVelOpMEnT in thEir CommuniTies and impLemEnT the United NaTIoNs DeclaratIon On the Rights oF InDigenoUs peoPLes. He ActIvely CourteD IndigeNous voterS — aND it worKEd. A receNT PoLl coMmissioned by the AbORiGInal Peoples TelEvisioN NETwORK foUnd That 40 percenT oF indiGEnous voTErS POLleD Voted Liberal iN 2015. The LiberalS’ NexT closeSt ComPEtitorS were ThE new democratic PArty At 16 percent And the cOnservaTIves at 15 pErcent.

so wHy dO TruDEaU aNd SChEEr bELiEve THat ChallengInG tHe TriBunaL DECIsioN wiLl leAve thEir public suppOrt UnafFEctEd — and PerhaPs evEn GarneR them mOre suPpOrt? What does this Say aBout CanadIanS aNd tHe ImpreSSion thEy’rE giVing polItical lEAdeRs ABOUt Their level of care anD cONCeRn for indIgenouS ChIlDRen?

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IT hAs oNly bEEN 11 yearS sinCE CAnada offIciallY ApOlOgized fOr ResideNtIal SchOols, wHIch rIpped gEneratioNs of iNDigenous childrEN away from our fAMiLIEs ANd puT us In the care of PeopLE who Didn’T CaRe wHEther We livEd OR dIEd, so long as we were “civIlIzed.” A 2018 pOll foUnd that a staggEring 53 perceNT OF CanadiaNs thINk THat Canada has spEnt toO much time aPOlogizinG for rEsidentiAl schools. cONservatiVe SEnaTor lynN bEyAk has even gone ON RecoRd DefendiNg tHe schooLs, sAyiNg tHat ShE spoke “in mEmory of tHe KiNdLy And Well-iNTentioneD mEn aNd WomEn … whoSE remarKable WorkS, gOoD DeeDs and hiSToRICal tAlEs In thE reSiDentiAl scHOolS go unacKnowledgeD.”

ThE IndiFfErEnce, eveN outright disdAiN, that these caNadIans apPEAr to have For indigenous peoples seeMS to be baSed Less oN facTs and more On tHe desiRe tO Move thRough tHeir lIvEs uNENcumbEREd By pEsKy colonial GUIlt. but inDiGenoUs peoplE are still dealing wiTH thE attitudes and PolIcieS WE’rE suPPoSEd tO bE “MovING on from.” In northeRn Ontario, tHrEE iNdigenous aGEncIeS coveriNg sociaL servICes were UnderfundEd $400 million OvEr a fIVE-yeAr period. ThAt chroniC underfunDIng haS HaD a bodY coUnt: 102 indIgEnoUs chiLdren hAVe dIed beTween 2013 aNd 2017 In OntaRio alOnE, 48 of whom dIed in the two years since thE TribuNal fiRst Ordered thE goVErnMent to immEdiaTely stop diScrImiNatinG agAInst iNdigENoUs kIDs and Fund THem at the sAMe RatE AS nOn-indigenouS KIDs.

THese cIrcUMstancEs maKe it so that many indIGenous parents mUst cHOOse BetWEen cArIng for their own KidS dESPite the lAcK of services AvailablE tO Them, aNd giviNg them To sociaL SErVIces, whEre tHey’Ll theoretIcaLlY Receive ThE sAMe amouNt of FuNding aS non-inDIgenOUS children but be neEdlesSLY sepaRAteD from ThEir famiLIes aNd
, on the other hand, campa igned on t he pr omi seof  rec onci liation, sayin g  tha t he would ensure that  indi ge n ousp eo pleswould h a ve t heri gh t t ov et o nat ura l resou rce develo pme nt  in their co m mu nities and  im plement theUni ted Na ti ons Decla rat ion o n theR ightsof Indige no u s Peop l es. Hea c ti vely  courted indigeno u sv oters — and it  worke d. Ar e cen t p oll commis si onedb y the A b or i g i nal Peoples Telev ision Netwo r k f ound t ha t 4 0  perce nt of  i n dig enous voter s po lled vote d Libe r al in 2 0 15. The  Liber als ’ n extc lo se stco m pet i to rsw ere  the New  D em ocrat ic P a r t y  at16perc ent a nd the Conser vat ives at15 pe rcent .

S owhy d o Trud eau a nd  Scheer believe  tha t challen gin gthe  T ribun a l deci sio n w ill lea ve thei r  pu bl i c su pport unaffected —  a n d  p erhaps e ven ga r ne rt hem more  s upp ort? W hat d oest hi s say ab out Ca n ad ia ns andth e impr es sio n t hey’r e  giv ing po liticalleade r s about theirl evel of carea nd c on c ernfor  indigenous  chi l dren ?

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ADIt ha s onl yb ee n  11 years since Can ad a offi ciall y apologizedfor reside n t i al schoo ls,w hi c h ripped gener ation s of indig e nous chi ldren  away fr om our fa m i lies and  pu t u s i n t h e  c are of people w ho d id n’t car e w hetherweliv edordi ed, so lo ng as we  w er e“c ivi lized . ” A 2018  p oll  f oun d tha t  a sta ggeri ng 5 3pe r cen t of Ca n ad i a ns t hi nk  tha t C an ada h as s p ent  too mu ch time a pol o gizi ng  f or resi dential schoo ls . Conserva ti veSenato r Lynn Bey ak has even gone on rec o rd defe ndi ng th e sc hools, sa yin g that  sh e  spoke  “in m emory  o f t h e  kind l y  a ndwe ll-intenti o n edmen a nd  wom en … wh ose remarkable wor k s,good deeds an d h isto r i ca l t a le s  in  t h e r e s idential school s go unack no w le dged.”

Th e  in di fferenc e, even  outr i ght dis dain, tha t these C an adia n s  ap pear to ha ve for i ndigenous peopl e sseems  to  be ba se d l ess o n fact s  an d mor e on t he  desir e tomo ve throu gh their lives unencumb ered b y pes kycolonialgui l t.But indig enou s people a resti ll de ali n g wit h th e  a tti t udesandp olicies w e ’r e s u p po sed to be “ m o v ing  on f rom . ” In n orth ern Ontario, thre e  indigenous ag enci e s  co ver i ng s oc ial services w ere  u n d erfunded  $ 400 million  over afi v e-yea r peri od. Th at chro n i cu nderfu ndin g h as had abod yc ount: 1 02  i n digeno us c hi ldrenhave d i ed b e t ween 2013 and 20 17 in O ntari o  al one,48  of who m  die d in the t wo years si nce th e Tr ibuna l first  o rdered  th egovernment to immedi ately  stop d is crim ina ting a gain s t  indi geno us  ki ds and fu n d  t h em  a t  th e sa me ra te  asnon-indig e nous kid s.These c ir cum s t ancesm ak e it so that  ma ny in d i genous par e ntsm us t  choo se bet ween c aring f o r t he ir ownkid s despite t he lack o f  se rv ices  availab le  toth em,  a nd giving themto socia l servic e s , wher e t h ey’l l  theor et ically recei ve th es ame amo u n t o f fundi n g a s n on- indi gen ousc hildren but be needlessl y se parat e d f rom t heirfa milies a n d
, on_the other_hand, campaigned on the_promise of_reconciliation,_saying that_he_would ensure that_indigenous peoples would_have the right to_veto natural resource_development_in their communities and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous_Peoples._He actively_courted_indigenous_voters — and it worked._A recent poll commissioned by_the Aboriginal_Peoples Television Network found that 40 percent of_indigenous_voters polled voted_Liberal in 2015. The Liberals’ next closest competitors were_the New Democratic Party at 16_percent and the_Conservatives_at_15 percent.

So why do_Trudeau and Scheer believe that challenging_the Tribunal decision will leave their_public support unaffected — and perhaps even_garner them more support? What does_this say about Canadians and_the impression_they’re giving political leaders about_their level of_care and_concern for indigenous_children?

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It has only been 11 years_since Canada officially_apologized for residential schools, which ripped_generations_of indigenous children_away_from_our families_and put us_in_the care_of_people who didn’t care whether we_lived_or died, so long as we were_“civilized.” A 2018 poll_found_that a staggering 53_percent of Canadians think that_Canada has spent too much time_apologizing for_residential schools._Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak has even gone on record defending the_schools, saying that she spoke “in_memory of the kindly_and well-intentioned_men_and women …_whose_remarkable works,_good deeds and historical tales in the_residential schools_go unacknowledged.”

The indifference, even outright disdain,_that these Canadians appear_to_have for indigenous peoples seems to_be based less on facts and_more on the desire to_move_through_their lives unencumbered by pesky_colonial guilt. But indigenous people are_still dealing with_the attitudes and policies we’re supposed to_be_“moving on from.” In northern Ontario,_three_indigenous agencies covering social services were_underfunded_$400_million over a five-year period._That chronic underfunding has had a_body count: 102 indigenous children have died between 2013_and 2017 in_Ontario alone, 48 of whom_died_in_the two years since the Tribunal first ordered the government_to immediately_stop discriminating against_indigenous kids and fund them at the same rate as_non-indigenous kids.

These circumstances make it so that_many indigenous parents must choose between caring for their own kids_despite the lack of services available to them,_and giving them to social services, where_they’ll theoretically receive the_same_amount of funding as non-indigenous children but_be_needlessly_separated_from their families_and