Manitoba’s newest advocate for children and youth hopes to amplify Indigenous voices
Indigenous children are overrepresented in the child-welfare system in Manitoba and across the country, Gott says.Story continues below advertisement
In a time of reconciliation, she adds, it’s important to have Indigenous people in roles like her as agencies try to address the high numbers of kids in care, and communities work toward exercising jurisdiction over child welfare services through federal legislation. Elder Louise Lavallee says youth need someone strong to advocate for their rights and Gott is the person to do that.
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