In Denmark and Greenland, the legacy of colonialism continues to fracture Inuit communities—most visibly through the treatment of Indigenous children. Despite formal apologies and recent policy shifts, deep-rooted biases still drive unequal treatment and lasting...
Despite a national apology nearly two decades ago, Australia’s First Nations children are still being removed from their families of origin at alarming rates. In Western Australia, Aboriginal children make up only 7 percent of the child population but nearly 60...
New Zealand(known by its Māori name Aotearoa, which translates to “land of the long white cloud”) prides itself on values of equality and fairness, yet significant inequities persist within its education system, particularly for Māori (the country’s indigenous...
Since 1996, Guatemala has been facilitating international adoptions, which has led to unethical practices by baby brokers deceiving Indigenous mothers into giving up their children. Fortunately, in 2008, responding to public outcry, the country banned these unhealthy...
While the climate crisis is experienced by all, marginalized groups are often disproportionately impacted by its negative effects. This is the reality for Indigenous children living on reserves in Canada. The climate crisis not only threatens Indigenous children’s...
Roma children are discriminated against twice because of their affiliation to two marginalised groups: children and Roma. As members of the Roma community, they are subject to systematic discriminatory practices and policies across Europe, which affect them by the...
In May 2021, Canada was rocked by the discovery of an unmarked gravesite designated for over 200 indigenous children (Cecco, Michael & Voce, 2021). The burial ground, located on the premises of a former school in British Columbia, is testimony to the country’s...
The recent discovery of unmarked graves containing the remains of Indigenous children has shaken Canada over the past few months, highlighting the veil that has been thrown over both the atrocities of the past and the current vulnerable situation – stemming primarily...
Nine girls from the Ecuadorian Amazon and their respective communities of origin won their appeal before the Sucumbíos Provincial Court of Justice, in which they had asked the State of Ecuador to assume its environmental responsibilities to ban the practice of gas...
Canada is a many-faceted country and the diversity of its indigenous peoples is one of its riches. But talking about Canada’s indigenous children can be complicated, in particular because the range of situations they experience makes it difficult to generalise....