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Originally Posted by Itse
Good comparison. I would imagine it's pretty much the same with romani and sami people here in Finland.
Yes, a high number of native heritage children taken into custody in a rich western country is a failure of that country. But you can't not take an abused child into custody because of their cultural background. You have to live in the world that is, not the one you'd like.
This is also not a case where the parents are not able to do what is right for their child because the society has somehow failed them. This does not compare to a family not being able to feed their child because they are poor. A comparison would be a family that refuses to feed their child even when the government is offering them all the food they need.
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It's a little more complicated in Canada because there are a number of First Nations communities that have a completely legitimate distrust of the government, and a number of these communities also feel that Canadian laws do not hold jurisdiction on First Nations land. Effectively, they consider themselves to be independent societies.