First Nations children struggle with social problems
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Posted: Nov 22, 2012 12:22 PM AT
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2012 11:19 AM AT
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The latest report from the Office of the Child Advocate says many problems that plague non-native children are hitting First Nations children harder.
The fifth annual report shows how detailed statistics about First Nations children are now being tracked.
The report says two per cent more First Nations children than non-native children spend more than two hours a day sitting still in front of televisions or talking on the telephone.
And rates of diabetes in New Brunswick, which are the highest in Canada, are even higher among First Nations children.
And only eight per cent of New Brunswick's native children speak an aboriginal language at home.
Allie McIntyre, the principal of Wulastukw Elementary School on the Kingsclear First Nation, said the school is trying to make a difference in the lives of the children in the school.
“My biggest challenge is getting parents involved because as you know, we only have for a certain amount of time, and the parents have them more than we do,” McIntyre said.
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