Coalition asks federal justice minister to drop First Nations child welfare challenge
APTN News A coalition of organizations in Canada that provide programs for children across the…
First Nations Child Welfare
Government making ‘some progress’ on child welfare file but more is needed says advocate
The Government of Canada was back before the Canadian Human Rights Commission giving an…
AFN holds ‘national day of action’ on Parliament Hill to push child welfare change
APTN News The Assembly of First Nations is holding a national day of action Thursday…
Aboriginal child welfare agency workers rally for better pay, fewer cases
Tina House APTN National News A rally was held over the weekend at the constituency office…
4 girls, 4 suicides, and a desperately broken system
The stories of these four girls, whose identities cannot be revealed to protect the privacy of their families, are detailed in a leaked 2014 Manitoba Children’s Advocate Special Investigation Aggregate Report into the deaths of 14 children aged two months to 17 years.
Troubled Manitoba FN child welfare agency enters into co-management agreement
Jorge Barrera APTN National News A Manitoba child welfare agency plunged into turmoil after the…
Liberals promise First Nation child welfare ‘framework,’ but no new dollars in budget
The federal Liberal budget unveiled Wednesday provided no new funding for First Nations child welfare, but it promised to create an “Indigenous Framework on Early Learning and Child Care” at the conclusion of ongoing consultations with First Nations, Inuit and Metis stakeholders.
B.C. commits to indigenous control of child welfare after release of report
B.C commits to handing over control of child welfare system to First Nations after report released.
B.C. organization helps women who have survived the child welfare system
BC organization helps women who have survived child welfare system.
