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RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN Exercising Métis Child and Family Services Jurisdiction Under Act C-92

 May 23, 2024

. Act C-92 opens the door for Indigenous communities to build their own child intervention systems and related laws so that they can better care for their children, youth, and families.

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WoW Guide Nlaka’pamus Wrapping Our Ways Around Them Indigenous Communities & Child Welfare Guide (C-92)

 May 23, 2024

The intention of the guide is to have child welfare agencies and societies understand, respect and honour the experience of indigenous peoples from an intergenerational trauma lens to better support the act.

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VIDEO: Decolonizing Pathways Towards Integrative Healing in Social Work

 May 22, 2024

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto held a two-hour workshop on Decolonizing Pathways Towards Integrative Healing in Social Work, inspired by Michael Yellow Bird and Kris Clarke’s book of the same name

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ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers May 2024

 May 20, 2024

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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Honouring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work (ACSW)

 May 20, 2024

This document was initiated and supported through Ceremony to invite the spiritual and lived wisdom of Indigenous and non-Indigenous social workers into a collective process.

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Indigenous Kids Need Better Access to Culture While in Government Care (The Discourse)

 May 16, 2024

The ‘Generic’ Indigenous teachings aren’t good enough, say Indigenous youth (The Discourse)

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Introduction to Lifebooks for the Foster Child Online Training (FPSO)

 May 16, 2024

Lifebooks are created to assist a child in telling their story for children in foster care - learn the why & how of creating lifebooks for foster children. Printable pages included.

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Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.

 May 16, 2024

In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.

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A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry About Trauma

 May 16, 2024

In this podcast from Creating a Family, Dr. Bruce Perry answers your questions about how trauma impacts adoptive, foster, and kinship kids and families.

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