‘We Need to Take Care of Our Own Children’: Inside the fight for Indigenous jurisdiction over child services in Canada
Content note: This story mentions residential schools in Canada Indigenous Peoples are reclaiming their right…
Child Welfare
First Nations in Ontario say they don’t have to consult with anyone on child welfare deal
First Nations groups that worked together for more than a decade to fix racism in…
Caring society files motion to force Canada back to negotiating table on child welfare reform
First Nations leaders have been forced back into litigation over child welfare, according to Cindy…
Child welfare expert from B.C. ‘appalled’ that Canada’s negotiating with chiefs in Ontario
News that the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) are moving ahead…
Chiefs in Ontario rushing to get child welfare deal done before possible change in government
‘What this deal for us brought was a lot of certainty,’ says chief.
Why chiefs in Ontario are the only ones getting an agreement on reforming child welfare
Canada says it will not negotiate agreements with anyone else.
AFN told that Canada won’t negotiate national child welfare reform deal
The Assembly of First Nations says it has received notice from the federal government that…
In B.C.’s top court, an Indigenous mother continues her fight for justice
After her $150,000 discrimination award was overturned, ‘Justine’ spent three days in the B.C. Court of Appeal. The outcome could have far-reaching impacts for Indigenous families.
Jordan’s Principle case workers in Manitoba told to ‘prepare for the worst’
A case worker for the Jordan’s Principle program in the Island Lake region in Manitoba says…
