AFN says it’s not prepared to implement chiefs’ child welfare direction
Says there is a “lack of clear source funding”
Child Welfare
First Nations in Ontario mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions
The Assembly of First Nations and a board member of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have received competing legal opinions on the way forward.
Resolution calls for AFN to ‘apologize’ publicly to First Nations child welfare agencies
Chiefs meeting in Ottawa at the Assembly of First Nations gathering have voted to kickstart…
Indigenous youth still overrepresented in serious injuries, deaths in Alberta: advocate
According to the child advocate, 72 per cent of child who died in care were First Nation, Inuit or Métis.
Canada ordered to address Jordan’s Principle backlog, find new solutions
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under…
Mi’kmaw mother says she may lose support for children under Jordan’s Principle
A Mi’kmaw mother living in Nova Scotia says she may lose health supports for her…
Manitoba amends Child and Family Services Act to support parents, keep children with kin
Families minister unveils four new agreement categories
Tŝilhqot’in latest to call for child welfare agreement to be put on hold
As First Nations chiefs get ready to head to Calgary to vote on a $47.8…
Child welfare agency in Manitoba suing former manager for $10M
A statement of claim alleges Richard De La Ronde defrauded the Sandy Bay CFS agency in Manitoba.
