Indigenous Child Welfare
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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
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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
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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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Tribunal ruling of discrimination against Indigenous B.C. mom faces court challengeThe Afro-Indigenous mother, referred to as RR because she still has under-aged children, lost custody of her four children for nearly three years starting in 2016.PoliticsJun 26, 2023
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Saskatchewan First Nation says B.C. willing to keep talking to resolve concernThe First Nation released a statement one day after a news conference in Vancouver that outlined its first steps to control its own child welfare services.PoliticsMar 22, 2023
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Saskatchewan First Nation leaders start talks over child welfare in B.C.Leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation are in Vancouver to launch plans to take over control of child welfare services for its members.PoliticsMar 21, 2023
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