Abstract
This short news article from the Globe and Mail reports on findings that Indigenous girls within the foster system were four times more likely to experience sexual abuse than non-Indigenous girls. The article includes commentary from the Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett, B.C. Grand Chief, Stewart Phillip, and former B.C. premier, Christy Clarke on the severity of the findings.
Publication Information
Blaze Baum, Kathryn, Mark Hume and Gloria Galloway. "B.C. report finds indigenous girls in care more likely to face sex abuse." Globe and Mail, 4 October, 2016. Online edition. See attached PDF.
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2016
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