Article presents findings of a research conducted in collaboration with Pinaymootang First Nation between 2015 and 2017; researchers use formal and informal interviews to detail the barriers and subsequent impacts faced by First Nation children with special needs and their caregivers in seeking healthcare services.

Information sheet presenting an overview of the structure of First Nations child welfare in 2011.

Statistics based on responses of 3390 individuals from 34 First Nations.

Discusses the donation a former student of the Elkhorn Indian Residential School has made to a homeless shelter in Winnipeg.

Findings from interviews with primary caregivers, local and regional service providers and First Nations leaders centred on funding disparities and uncertainties about sustained funding, difficulties in administration due to distribution of responsibilities between provincial and federal governments, and the travel required to access specialized services.