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Ontario Coroner Examines Spate of First Nations Youth Suicides

Between 2006 and 2008 on one First Nations in Ontario, 16 young people between the ages of 10 and 19 killed themselves.  The number becomes even more striking when put in the context of the fly-in population of 2,400.  Full Article Here.

Removal a Distraction, Not a Solution

Peter Dudding, Executive Director, Child Welfare League of Canada, writes about the recent report supporting placement of obese children in foster care.

Hero in the Hallway

Excellent short video about bullying made by students to the cool (for some) music of Simple Plan.

Canada Incarcerates More Convicted Youth Than Almost Any Similarly Industrialized Country

...And new federal crime legislation is poised to drive those numbers higher, even though imprisoned teens are statistically less likely to get jobs after they're released, and, if anything, are more like to reoffend.  Read this  Globe and Mail excerpt 

Ottawa Failing Natives on Education, Child-Welfare Advocate Says

Cindy Blackstock accuses the federal government of failing natives when it comes to education, saying that funding military projects and other initiatives should never come at the expense of a young person's future.  CTV Video here.

School Assembly

We never had a school principal like this when we went to school.

Raising Elijah

In Raising Elijah, Sandra Steingraber seeks to explore the relationship between children and the environment and focuses on the stewardship of parenthood - it is the parent who stands between their child and exposure to the environmental problems of contemporary life.

Remember When Kids Used to Read Noddy?

Check out this latest iPad app trailer for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris