Inuit children and their families
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Most Inuit children (91%) were being raised by more than one person in 2006. Mothers were most commonly involved (92%), followed by fathers (77%), grandparents (46%) and other relatives (47%).
Inuit children were most likely to receive focused attention for five minutes or more at least once a day from their mothers (92%), followed by fathers (73%) and siblings (73%). About 7 in 10 Inuit children received focused attention from extended family like grandparents at least once a week, while 35% received focused attention from elders at least once a week.
The size of many Inuit families was larger than other families across Canada. Of young Inuit children, 28% were living in families with four or more children. This compares with 8% of non–Aboriginal families.
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