First Nations children have the right grow up safely at home,
get a good education, be healthy, and be proud of their cultures
It’s an obvious truth but it’s far from being a reality. As the
Auditor General of Canada and many others have noted, the
Federal government provides less funding per child for many
services for First Nations children on reserves than the
Provinces provide for children in their jurisdictions. This is
despite often higher costs of delivering such services in small
and remote communities, and the greater need experienced by many
First Nations communities. The result of the denial of basic
rights that most people in Canada take for granted. The annual
Have a Heart Day campaign is about involving ordinary people
across Canada in demanding an end to this fundamentally unjust
situation. The campaign is led by the First Nations Child and
Family Caring, a dynamic non-profit organization led by Dr.
Cindy Blackstock which advocates for the rights of First Nations
children. The Caring Society sa