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Bent Arrow’s Experiences with an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families
Bent Arrow partnered with PolicyWise on a wisdom-seeking journey. The purpose was to learn, document, and share Bent Arrow’s experiences with the implementation of An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and Families.
Building Stronger Child Welfare Systems Together (“Reconciliation Talks” Blog)
As non-Indigenous agencies, our role is to support and collaborate with Indigenous communities, acknowledging their expertise and authority in child welfare matters.
RECLAIMING OUR CHILDREN Exercising Métis Child and Family Services Jurisdiction Under Act C-92
. 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.
WoW Guide Nlaka’pamus Wrapping Our Ways Around Them Indigenous Communities & Child Welfare Guide (C-92)
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.
VIDEO: Decolonizing Pathways Towards Integrative Healing in Social Work
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
ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers May 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.
Honouring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work (ACSW)
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.
Indigenous Kids Need Better Access to Culture While in Government Care (The Discourse)
The ‘Generic’ Indigenous teachings aren’t good enough, say Indigenous youth (The Discourse)
Two Spirit and Indigiqueer Cultural Safety Considerations for Practice and Policy
In celebration of National Indigenous Month and Pride Month, the Indigenous Cultural Safety Webinar Series invites you to sit in circle with Dr. James Makokis and Dr. Karina Walters to reflect on our understandings of and contributions towards cultural safety for Two Spirit and Indigiqueer peoples.
