As it currently stands, we have incomplete data about how many Inuit are in care. That extends within jurisdictions within the Inuit homeland and also across southern Canada.
Having a federal statute that demands that there be a distinctions-based way of identifying children in care systems would allow for us, for Inuit—however service delivery happens in each one of the Inuit regions or in southern jurisdictions—to provide the type of care that upholds the rights of Inuit children. That is a huge challenge for us right now, because if a system isn't identifying Inuit within its jurisdiction in service delivery, there is absolutely no way that their indigenous rights can be upheld and that services and the connection to community can be provided.