Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

“It does leave a gap there and it leaves the potential to have conflicts of laws and cases before courts, which in the meantime have children in very precarious positions, often not in their home communities.” – Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller Windpeaker.com: The second First Nations’ children’s act has been implemented in Alberta. On...

First Nation just 2nd in Ontario to receive federal funds to operate its own family welfare agency CBC News: Standing on a stage in a room filled with community members, band councillors and government ministers, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Chief Donny Morris called this an emotional day for his community. “We are taking back how we are raising our children,”...

Loon River First Nation, Lubicon First Nation and Peerless Trout First Nation celebrate new agreement CBC News: Canadian Press – Three northern Alberta First Nations have signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to be responsible for their own child welfare systems. The chiefs of Loon River First Nation, Lubicon First Nation and...

Indigenous groups who have developed their own legislation will have 2 options to exercise jurisdiction under the act.     Every service provider delivering child and family services to Indigenous children and families will need to follow the minimum standards found in the act. Existing agencies will continue to provide services to Indigenous children.  Agreements related to existing delegated...