National MMIWG inquiry ‘speeding towards failure,’ says latest lawyer to resign
Breen Ouellette is the sixth lawyer to resign from the inquiry.
Child Welfare
Ontario still can’t say how many Indigenous kids in care despite new law to track them
The 49 children’s aid societies in Ontario were supposed to start collecting race-based data as of Feb. 5.
Consent: How one mother beat the child welfare system and got her kid back
“Just take away your consent, exert your sovereignty in a matriarchal way.”
Indigenous Affairs improving on Jordan’s Principle, but more work is needed says advocate
Cindy Blackstock, the leading advocate in the fight for First Nations families to receive medical benefits similar to children live off the reserves says she has seen an improvement to how Canada handles Jordan’s Principle cases.
From cannabis to child welfare: Indigenous leaders hold rare special meeting on federal legislation
With several pieces of Indigenous-focused federal legislation in the works, Indigenous leaders and representatives are…
First Nations, Metis CFS agencies sue Manitoba government for withholding $266-million meant for kids in care
First Nations and Metis child and family services were in court Thursday asking a judge to order the Manitoba government to stop its practice of keeping money meant for Indigenous children in care.
Yukon government orders external review of abuse and neglect inside group homes
The Yukon government has ordered an external review of problems inside the territory’s group homes. The review will be undertaken by the territory’s child and youth advocate.
Child and Youth Advocate to review Inuit child welfare in Newfoundland and Labrador
APTN News Newfoundland and Labrador’s Child and Youth Advocate has announced that her office will…
Former Algonquin foster child relearns lost language, hopes to care for children of his own
APTN News Xavier Moushoom lost count of all the families from his 10 years in…
