WINNIPEG --
The Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) is speaking out after a report by the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth found that child maltreatment deaths continue to be a significant concern in the province.
SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels is calling on the provincial government to immediately prioritize the implementation of the five recommendations from the report.
The report comes years after the death of Phoenix Sinclair, a five-year-old indigenous girl who spent time in foster care before she was abused and killed by her mother and step-father in 2005. Her death sparked an inquiry, leading to 62 recommendations on improving the child welfare system, released in 2014.