Atikamekw Nation in Quebec inspiring others with sovereign youth protection
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Child Welfare
Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chiefs demand full jurisdiction in coming child welfare legislation
Mi’kmaq chiefs in Nova Scotia are adding their voices to the growing number of Indigenous…
Manitoba CFS changes ignore First Nations demands for jurisdiction, say chiefs
Editor’s note:APTN News First Nation leaders in Manitoba say the provincial government’s announced child welfare…
Trudeau silent on jurisdiction, but says coming child welfare bill ’embodies reconciliation’
Justin Trudeau won’t say if his government’s forthcoming Indigenous child welfare legislation will return jurisdiction…
Child welfare bill a ‘litmus test’ in breaking from colonial policies, National Chief tells Trudeau
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde has personally asked Prime Minister Justin…
‘Political suicide’ if Liberals don’t give First Nations full jurisdiction over child welfare, say leaders
First Nation leaders in B.C. and Saskatchewan say resistance from several provinces and the Trudeau…
CFS agencies need to focus more on keeping families together than on apprehensions says former case worker
InFocus Today’s InFocus was the last in a three-part series putting the child welfare system…
‘Time is tight’: Indigenous child welfare legislation stalled due to complaints from First Nations
The Trudeau government is facing opposition from First Nations across the country on a draft…
‘If we weren’t here… the baby would have been apprehended’: Program in Saskatchewan hoping to keep moms, newborns together
A new program in Saskatchewan called Sanctum 1.5 is a high risk pregnancy and HIV…