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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I think while that would be ideal I woudnt call it essential, one of the things you have to deal with when taking indigenous kids from indigenous agencies tends to be a lack of expertise or standards you take for granted in non indigenous Government agencies, the indigenous community doesn't have the skill sets needed to solve all of its problems and the band system itself works to keep things that way
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Yep. Bands offices often lack basic administrative, computer, bookkeeping, etc. skills, let alone counselling and special needs education expertise. And the nature of band politics makes it difficult to build up that expertise, with newly elected leaders typically removing the staff who are trained up and replacing them with family and supporters.
Some of these nations are made up of 400-600 people, few of whom have any education beyond high school. The human capital they have available to address some of these complex issues is extremely limited.