AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson: No More Excuses, Protect Our Children
December 2, 2025
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba
Michael Dick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson: No More Excuses, Protect Our Children
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB (December 2, 2025) – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs-(AMC) expresses deep concern following newly released details regarding the alleged severe abuse of four children in foster care in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“First and foremost, our hearts are with these children, their families, and their entire Nations as they face an unimaginable tragedy. The severity of the injuries described is horrifying. No child should ever experience this level of violence, especially while under the care of a system that is supposed to keep them safe,” Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said.
According to search warrant documents obtained by CBC News, one of the four children, a six-year-old First Nations girl may now be permanently paralyzed after the alleged abuse she suffered in foster care. Winnipeg police said two foster parents were arrested in September, and all four children were removed from the home following the initial allegations.
“Our children continue to be abused because the systems responsible for their safety are not protecting them. Basic safeguards, like consistent in-person checks, proper follow-up, and accountability, are not happening. The consequences are catastrophic for our children,” Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said.
AMC warns that the same failures identified in the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry more than a decade ago are repeating themselves. That inquiry made clear what happens when oversight is weak and children are not seen, no accountability, no protection, and tragedy that should never occur again. Yet another First Nations girl has now been critically harmed while entrusted to a system that promised her safety.
Grand Chief Kyra Wilson says preventing further harm requires structural change led by First Nations, not another cycle of internal reviews.
“The safety of our children cannot depend on hope and trust in a system that has failed us time and time again,” Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said.
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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
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About the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
The AMC was formed in 1988 by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC is an authorized representative of 62 of the 63 First Nations in Manitoba, with a total of more than 151,000 First Nations citizens in the province, accounting for approximately 12 per cent of the provincial population. AMC represents a diversity of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Nehetho / Ininew (Cree), Anishininew (Ojibwe-Cree), Denesuline (Dene) and Dakota Oyate (Dakota) people.