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First Nations and Child Welfare


(Updated: 11-Mar-09, Checked: 11-Mar-09)

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First Nations Government

Leadership Action Plan on First Nations Child Welfare (Assembly of First Nations) [pdf]
First Nations Child and Family Services Questions and Answers (2007) (Assembly of First Nations)
Joint Press Release, Cooperation Vital for Implementing Child Review Recommendations (Union of BC Indian Chiefs)
First Nations Summit Applauds Turpel-Lafond Nomination for Appointment as BC Representative for Children and Youth (First Nations Summit)
Calling Forth our Future:Options for the Exercise of Indigenous Peoples’ Authority in Child Welfare (Union of BC Indian Chiefs) [pdf]
The Effect of Family Disruption on Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Inmates (Assembly of First Nations and Correctional Services Canada) [pdf]
Indian Child Caravan (Union of BC Indian Chiefs)
Joint Press Release, Aboriginal People stand united for children and families (Union of BC Indian Chiefs) [pdf]

Government

Health and Well-Being of Children in Care in British Columbia (Public Health Officer) Joint report prepared by the Office of the Public Health Officer and Child and Youth Officer (May, 2007).
Strengthening Families, Children and Youth (Government of Alberta) Report and Recommendations from Child Welfare Act Review, 2002 [pdf]
The Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission: Child Welfare (Government of Manitoba)

Media Articles

Canada's Troubled Native Children (BBC Online)
Nationalizing Children (National Post)

Resources

Canada
Aboriginal Peoples (Statistics Canada) Provides links to statistical resources relevant to Aboriginal Peoples. Includes several reports about children and youth.
"Looking for Something to Look Forward To...": A Five Year Retrospective Review of Child and Youth Suicide in B.C. (Child Death Review Unit, BC Coroners Service) 2008 [pdf]
Aboriginal Family Trends: Extended Families, Nuclear Families, Families of the Heart (The Vanier Institute of the Family)
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Provincial organization that serves Aboriginal early childhood programs in BC
Healing and Wellness (Turtle Island) News & Information about Children and Families
Honoring The Voices: An Invitational Tri-Provincial Child and Family Services Symposium (University of Regina) November 2001 selected presentations
Perspectives on the Changing Policy/Practice Environment in Child Welfare Presented by Brad McKenzie, Professor of Social Work, University of Manitoba to the Tri-Provincial Child and Family Services Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 16, 2001 [pdf]
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: How Does Canada Measure Up? (Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children)

United States
American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Findings From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics) Early childhood longitudinal study by Kristin Denton Flanagan and Jennifer Park released in August, 2005.

Services

Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents Purpose is to support the communities, and the caregivers, of Aboriginal children in care
Southern Manitoba First Nations Repatriation Program Reunification of adoptees with their birth families and communities
Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services Works with agencies and communities to provide cultural programming, intervention, prevention, support, and delegated child welfare services
Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Service Society (VACFSS) Family support and advocacy

Youth

National Aboriginal Role Model Program Supported by National Aboriginal Health Organization, the role model program showcases First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth.
Seventh Generation A club offering contests and activities for First Nations youth
Aboriginal Youth (Congress of Aboriginal Peoples) Services focused on those living off-reserve
Dreamcatcher (Grant MacEwan College, Alberta) Aboriginal Youth Conference
Aboriginal Canada Portal: Youth (Government of Canada) Resources and Services for Aboriginal Youth and Teachers and Educators
National Inuit Youth Council
See also: Youth Organizations

Family

Aboriginal Headstart in Urban and Northern Communities (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Aboriginal Canada Portal: Project Resources for Kids (Government of Canada) Resources for Aboriginal Children and Teachers and Educators
Family Violence Resource Centre (Native Education Centre) Centre provides First Nations family violence related information and services
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence Working to reduce family violence in Aboriginal communities
Urban Aboriginal Child Poverty Background (Ontario Federation of Friendship Centres) Includes link to Aboriginal Child Poverty Report


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