The findings of an investigation into critical injuries and deaths among Metis youth are troubling, British Columbia's children's advocate says. The report analyzes data from 2015 to 2017 and shows sexualized violence is the most common type of injury among female children and youth.
An eagle feather is held up during a rally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on October 4, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldVICTORIA -- The findings of an investigation into critical injuries and deaths among Metis youth are troubling, British Columbia's children's advocate says.
The children and youth who experienced critical injuries were rarely placed with Metis families and were not connected with their culture, it said. Suicide attempts were the second-most reported injury followed by caregiver mistreatment, the report said. Metis are constitutionally recognized as Aboriginal people -- distinct from First Nations and Inuit, the report said.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development said in a statement Thursday the report will be "very useful" as it improves the child welfare system and works with Metis communities, partners and the federal government.
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