Indigenous Child Welfare
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Ottawa, First Nations submit latest child welfare reform plans to tribunalProgress on a child welfare agreement to reform the system stalled last year when First Nations twice rejected a $47.8-billion deal they said did not go far enough to protect kids.CanadaDec 22, 2025
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AFN’s draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa reportedly worth $47.8BThe head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says.CanadaJul 10, 2024
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Cowichan Tribes retake control of child welfare in agreement with B.C., fedsThe new law creates a Cowichan child and family services authority for Cowichan citizens and aims to keep children in their community surrounded by their family and culture.PerspectivesJun 24, 2024
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‘I screamed’: B.C. Indigenous child welfare advocates celebrate court victoryIndigenous children continue to be overrepresented in provincial care. As of March 2022, they made up 68 per cent of youth in care in B.C.CanadaFeb 9, 2024
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Sask. First Nations applaud Supreme Court ruling that upholds child welfare rightsThe FSIN and Warshield, an Indigenous-owned consulting firm, endorse a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that affirms Indigenous rights over child welfare.CanadaFeb 9, 2024
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Largest First Nation in B.C. votes to take over child and family services for its citizensThe Cowichan Tribes, which has about 5,300 members and is based on Vancouver Island, have been negotiating for years with the federal and provincial governments.PoliticsNov 27, 2023
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$23B First Nations child welfare settlement gets human rights tribunal approvalThe Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved the agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child welfare services.CanadaJul 26, 2023
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B.C. minister defies calls to resign after horrific First Nations foster child abuseDespite public pressure, the minister responsible for child welfare doesn't appear to have any plans to step down in the aftermath of a high-profile case of foster child abuse.PoliticsJul 11, 2023
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‘Lake Errock is the again’: Retired B.C. Mountie believes foster child tragedy won’t be lastRuss Grabb still has his notes from May 11, 1993, when he attended the BC Children’s Hospital as the lead major crime investigator in a case of horrific toddler abuse.PoliticsJul 11, 2023
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Staff lose jobs after abused foster child dies in care, opposition parties want Dean sackedThe ministry responsible has now confirmed staff who failed to check in on the abused First Nations children have lost their jobs.PoliticsJun 29, 2023
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