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33. We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to recognize as a high priority the need to address and prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and to develop, in collaboration with Aboriginal people, FASD preventive programs that can be delivered in a culturally appropriate manner.
I found a report that, while rather old (from 2003) is an excellent resource on how "intergenerational links between residential schools, particularly with regard to sexual and physical abuse experienced by children who attended the schools, mass adoption of Aboriginal children in the 1960s and 1970s, and the introduction of alcohol by Europeans into Aboriginal communities, has collectively contributed to high rates of FASD and other related illnesses among Aboriginal people."
More recent research finds that Indigenous people in Canada are still disproportionately affected by FASD, compared to non-Indigenous folks.
Beyond 94 states that while funding is in place for projects aimed at preventing and screening for alcohol use during pregnancy, such funding is not new and has not increased. The federal government, however, states that by 2022, Indigenous Services Canada will invest $17.9 billion annually, on an ongoing basis, in funding toward this issue.
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