>> Announcer: THIS IS CBC "HERE

>> Announcer: THIS IS CBC "HERE & NOW."

& NOW."

& NOW." >> Anthony: GOOD EVENING, AND

>> Anthony: GOOD EVENING, AND

>> Anthony: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "HERE & NOW."

WELCOME TO "HERE & NOW."

WELCOME TO "HERE & NOW." WE START IN NAIN AND A CHILD

WE START IN NAIN AND A CHILD

WE START IN NAIN AND A CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM THAT IS BUILT ON

WELFARE SYSTEM THAT IS BUILT ON

WELFARE SYSTEM THAT IS BUILT ON FEAR.

FEAR.

FEAR. THAT INFORMATION IS PART OF AN

THAT INFORMATION IS PART OF AN

THAT INFORMATION IS PART OF AN INDEPENDENT REPORT.

INDEPENDENT REPORT.

INDEPENDENT REPORT. IT REVEALS HOW INUIT CHILDREN

IT REVEALS HOW INUIT CHILDREN

IT REVEALS HOW INUIT CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE TREATED WHEN THE

AND YOUTH ARE TREATED WHEN THE

AND YOUTH ARE TREATED WHEN THE PROVINCE REMOVES THEM FROM THEIR

PROVINCE REMOVES THEM FROM THEIR

PROVINCE REMOVES THEM FROM THEIR HOMES FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.

HOMES FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.

HOMES FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. AS JACOB BARKER REPORTS, THE

AS JACOB BARKER REPORTS, THE

AS JACOB BARKER REPORTS, THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE SAYS

CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE SAYS

CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE SAYS THAT HAS TO CHANGE IN INUIT

THAT HAS TO CHANGE IN INUIT

THAT HAS TO CHANGE IN INUIT CULTURE AND FAMILIES ARE TO BE

CULTURE AND FAMILIES ARE TO BE

CULTURE AND FAMILIES ARE TO BE PROTECTED.

PROTECTED.

PROTECTED. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE REPORT AND THERE WERE OVER 550

REPORT AND THERE WERE OVER 550

REPORT AND THERE WERE OVER 550 PEOPLE INTERVIEWED AND IT TOOK

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED AND IT TOOK

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED AND IT TOOK OVER A YEAR TO WRITE AND IT'S

OVER A YEAR TO WRITE AND IT'S

OVER A YEAR TO WRITE AND IT'S CALLED "A LONG WAIT FOR CHANGE"

CALLED "A LONG WAIT FOR CHANGE"

CALLED "A LONG WAIT FOR CHANGE" AND PARTS DON'T PAINT A PRETTY

AND PARTS DON'T PAINT A PRETTY

AND PARTS DON'T PAINT A PRETTY PICTURE ON HOW INUIT PEOPLE ARE

PICTURE ON HOW INUIT PEOPLE ARE

PICTURE ON HOW INUIT PEOPLE ARE TREATED IN THE PROVINCE'S CARE.

TREATED IN THE PROVINCE'S CARE.

TREATED IN THE PROVINCE'S CARE. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IS NOT

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IS NOT

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IS NOT REGARDED AS A RESOURCE BUT AS A

REGARDED AS A RESOURCE BUT AS A

REGARDED AS A RESOURCE BUT AS A SOURCE OF FEAR, THE REPORT

SOURCE OF FEAR, THE REPORT

SOURCE OF FEAR, THE REPORT CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED. AND IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT

AND IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT

AND IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THERE'S A PERVASIVE SENSE OF

THERE'S A PERVASIVE SENSE OF

THERE'S A PERVASIVE SENSE OF FEAR AND MISTRUST OF OUR CHILD

FEAR AND MISTRUST OF OUR CHILD

FEAR AND MISTRUST OF OUR CHILD PROTECTION AUTHORITIES.

PROTECTION AUTHORITIES.

PROTECTION AUTHORITIES. RICHARD LEO WAS LISTENING

RICHARD LEO WAS LISTENING

RICHARD LEO WAS LISTENING CLOSELY AT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

CLOSELY AT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

CLOSELY AT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH

HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH

HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. >> AND IT'S HARD AND FRUSTRATING

>> AND IT'S HARD AND FRUSTRATING

>> AND IT'S HARD AND FRUSTRATING AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS

AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS

AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS TODAY AND WORKING TOWARDS

TODAY AND WORKING TOWARDS

TODAY AND WORKING TOWARDS GETTING MY TWO DAUGHTERS HOME.

GETTING MY TWO DAUGHTERS HOME.

GETTING MY TWO DAUGHTERS HOME. >> Reporter: HIS TWO

>> Reporter: HIS TWO

>> Reporter: HIS TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTERS

GRANDDAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTERS

GRANDDAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CARE, THOUGH HE

WERE IN THE CARE, THOUGH HE

WERE IN THE CARE, THOUGH HE DOESN'T HAVE CUSTODY OF THEM,

DOESN'T HAVE CUSTODY OF THEM,

DOESN'T HAVE CUSTODY OF THEM, HIS FIGHT TO GET THEM BACK HAS

HIS FIGHT TO GET THEM BACK HAS

HIS FIGHT TO GET THEM BACK HAS PAID OFF.

PAID OFF.

PAID OFF. THEY'RE BACK IN THE COMMUNITY

THEY'RE BACK IN THE COMMUNITY

THEY'RE BACK IN THE COMMUNITY BEING CARED FOR BY A FAMILY

BEING CARED FOR BY A FAMILY

BEING CARED FOR BY A FAMILY MEMBER, THOSE HIS RELATIONSHIP

MEMBER, THOSE HIS RELATIONSHIP

MEMBER, THOSE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN

WITH THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN

WITH THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TOUGH TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES

TOUGH TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES

TOUGH TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES HIM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

HIM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

HIM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. >> SO WE CAN WORK ALONG WITH

>> SO WE CAN WORK ALONG WITH

>> SO WE CAN WORK ALONG WITH THEM AND NOT AGAINST THEM AND

THEM AND NOT AGAINST THEM AND

THEM AND NOT AGAINST THEM AND WORK TOGETHER, THAT'S VERY

WORK TOGETHER, THAT'S VERY

WORK TOGETHER, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT. AND NOT ONE BEING HIGHER AND ONE

AND NOT ONE BEING HIGHER AND ONE

AND NOT ONE BEING HIGHER AND ONE BEING LOWER, WE'RE ALL ON THE

BEING LOWER, WE'RE ALL ON THE

BEING LOWER, WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL.

SAME LEVEL.

SAME LEVEL. >> Reporter: THE 33

>> Reporter: THE 33

>> Reporter: THE 33 RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT

RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT

RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT CALL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO

CALL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO

CALL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS WHEN IT

EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS WHEN IT

EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING KIDS WITHIN

COMES TO KEEPING KIDS WITHIN

COMES TO KEEPING KIDS WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES AND WITHIN THEIR

THEIR FAMILIES AND WITHIN THEIR

THEIR FAMILIES AND WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.

OWN COMMUNITIES.

OWN COMMUNITIES. INCLUDING PROVIDING THE SUPPORT

INCLUDING PROVIDING THE SUPPORT

INCLUDING PROVIDING THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO GO TO AN INUIT LED

NEEDED TO GO TO AN INUIT LED

NEEDED TO GO TO AN INUIT LED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND TAKING

CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND TAKING

CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND TAKING THE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT

THE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT

THE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN RETAIN THEIR INUIT

CHILDREN RETAIN THEIR INUIT

CHILDREN RETAIN THEIR INUIT CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND VALUES.

CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND VALUES.

CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND VALUES. IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE DEPARTMENT

IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE DEPARTMENT

IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON PREVENTION

SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON PREVENTION

SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION.

AND EARLY INTERVENTION.

AND EARLY INTERVENTION. >> IT'S A TWOFOLD APPROACH AND

>> IT'S A TWOFOLD APPROACH AND

>> IT'S A TWOFOLD APPROACH AND ONE IS IMMEDIATE, TO MAKE IT

ONE IS IMMEDIATE, TO MAKE IT

ONE IS IMMEDIATE, TO MAKE IT BETTER.

BETTER.

BETTER. AND THE OTHER PIECE IS TO START

AND THE OTHER PIECE IS TO START

AND THE OTHER PIECE IS TO START WORKING ON A BIGGER SYSTEMIC

WORKING ON A BIGGER SYSTEMIC

WORKING ON A BIGGER SYSTEMIC CHANGE THAT MEANS IT WILL LOOK

CHANGE THAT MEANS IT WILL LOOK

CHANGE THAT MEANS IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT FOR THE FUURE.

DIFFERENT FOR THE FUURE.

DIFFERENT FOR THE FUURE. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG

SAYS THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG

SAYS THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT

PROCESS BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT

PROCESS BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.