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Dear John,

Every child has the right to a safe and healthy home.

Yet, today in Canada, a greater percentage of First Nations children are being
taken away from their homes and their families than at the height of the
residential school era.

This is happening because their families may not have the resources to meet all
their needs, and because child welfare services in First Nations communities
also don’t have the resources that are urgently needed to support these
families.

At the heart of the problem is the Canadian government's long-standing
underfunding of First Nations family services. Federal funding is much less per child than provincial and territorial funding
for services in predominantly non-Aboriginal communities. This is despite often
greater needs and the higher costs of delivering services in small and remote
First Nations communities.

This discriminatory funding gap hurts First Nations children and families. It
must end.

On February 14th, you can support First Nations children by sending
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Nations children.

Visit our Have a Heart Day page to learn how you can take part on your own or
with others in your community
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It's long past time for Canada to finally ensure that all First Nations children and families have full and
equitable access to the quality of services they need and deserve. Thank you for supporting #HaveaHeartDay!Mi aje kija pizagwikidamag (it is time we lift this issue up),

Ana Nicole Collins
Indigenous Rights Advisor
Amnesty International Canada


P.S. Have a Heart Day is a child and youth-led reconciliation event that brings together caring people from across Canada to help ensure First
Nations children have the services they need to grow up safely at home, get a
good education, be healthy, and be proud of who they are. Visit our Have a Heart Day page to take part!
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