Indigenous child welfare legislation has promise but needs fixing, say leaders
The Trudeau government is moving ahead with its promised Indigenous child welfare legislation. Federal ministers…
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‘We wanted to be together’: a former ward of the NWT talks about family and aging out
Charlotte Morrit-JacobsAPTN NewsBy the age of 10, Jane had forgotten what her mother looked like.Too…
Child welfare bill expected next week but First Nations won’t see it beforehand: source
But critics say its far too late to pass child welfare legislation before next election.
Aging out: Life after living in the child welfare system in B.C.
Chris Tait and his older sister Marilyn Tait sit at a picnic table at the…
‘I’m about to say goodbye’: Family of Kanina Sue Turtle made to wait two years before reading suicide letter
Kanina Sue Turtle wrote down on paper what she could never say to her mother…
Atikamekw Nation in Quebec inspiring others with sovereign youth protection
“A child needs to know where they come from: their culture, their values.”
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…