mo4ch:>Viral VIDEO of newborn seized from indigenous mom in Canada provokes calls to respect First Nations | Mo4ch News

“We’re going to actually physically remove the baby” – these words, unthinkable to any mother, were streamed on Facebook Live and have since prompted angry accusations of state discrimination against indigenous people in Canada.The edict was delivered by a cop as he was taking a newborn girl away from an indigenous woman at a hospital in the Canadian province of Manitoba this week. The mother was accused of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and of being drunk when arriving to give birth – claims that she and her relatives vigorously deny.In the footage, which instantly went viral, the infant’s mother is seen hugging her baby when social services and police officers arrive. They tell the woman that “Child and Family Services (CFS) have the power to apprehend a child” and that the newborn will be placed into care.The mother’s plea to spend at least a few more minutes with her baby is rejected with a harsh and simple “No.”The woman also isn’t told when she’ll be able to see her child …