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By Peter Goffin
image captionChristine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith has reconnected with her indigenous culture
The revelations that there are hundreds of indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools have shaken Canadians. They have also increased calls for changes to the country s foster care system, where indigenous children are vastly overrepresented.
Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith, from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, was taken by child services when she was about a year old, along with her sister, and adopted by a non-indigenous family in the province of Ontario.
The loss of family and cultural connections can be devastating to children in care.
Author of the article: Aaron Wudrick
Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021 • February 19, 2021 • 3 minute read • In this file photo taken on June 22, 2018, seized firearms are seen on display during a Toronto Police Service press conference to update the public on the results of raids, which took place across the Greater Toronto Area. Photo by Peter Goffin /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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That was the promise then-prime minister Jean Chretien made in 1995 when introducing Bill C-68, better known today as the federal long-gun registry.
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