March for children who died in foster care

Nearly 100 people marched in Saskatoon June 20 to remember children who died in Saskatchewan foster care and group homes. According to Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate, 34 children died in 2010 and 43 others were critically injured while in foster care or group homes. “This is our new residential school. A lot of our Aboriginal children are in foster care and we need more programs. They are building a house in Hampton for mothers to get their children back. I think that’s a good idea and we need more houses like that,” Martin Paul, with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, said to CTV Saskatoon.