Jordan’s Principle: Manitoba First Nation leaders demand Ottawa address funding crisis – CityNews

December 19, 2024

In an effort to spark urgent calls for action, First Nation leaders came together to call on the federal government to address the Jordan’s Principle funding crisis, which they say have left thousands of children without access to critical services.

BACKGROUND: Manitoba First Nations calling out feds for management of Jordan’s Principle funding

“We feel that there’s almost a deliberate attempt here to eliminate the Indian, much like they did with residential schools,” said Chief E.J. Fontaine with the Southern Chiefs’ Organization.

“The government creates these policies, and it seems like they’re set up to fail. Still today, our children and youth are dying on the street,” added Clinton Keeper, the Chief of Little Grand Rapids.

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