REGINA - The federal government will spend $105 million to help reduce the number of Saskatchewan aboriginal children in foster homes.

The money will go to 17 First Nations Child and Family Services agencies over five years.

As of March 2007 there were more than 11-hundred Saskatchewan aboriginal children in foster care, accounting for 75 per cent of all foster children in the province.

Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says the funding will help agencies put more emphasis on spotting family problems early.

Guy Lonechild, vice-chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, says the funding means agencies can look at more options then apprehending children.

Aboriginal children are the fastest growing segment of Canada's population.

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