(Editorial) Indigenous Child Welfare Legislation: A Historical Change or Another Paper Tiger?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Cindy Blackstock
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Historical Change ◽  
Indigenous Child

scholarly journals Indigenous Child Welfare in Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Christian Zukowski
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
Indigenous Child

This paper is primarily a case study of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case Caring Society v Canada and seeks to accomplish three things. First, create a theoretical foundation built upon historic instances of discriminatory/assimilationist policies based upon theoretical understandings of social reproduction, biopolitics, and neoliberalism. Second, to situate Caring Society within said theoretical framework for the purpose of determining the context in which it occurs and the role of the case's context in producing discriminatory/assimilationist policy. Third is the application of both the theoretical framework as well as Caring Society to determine how the Canadian state engages in nation building through processes of othering and framing Indigenous peoples as a foreign threat to the security of the Canadian identity. In doing so, I not only argue that Indigenous child welfare is the perpetuation of residential schools, but that it systematically breaks down Indigenous children and Indigenous communities in response to their perceived threat through processes of othering and nation-building.

scholarly journals Voices of Students: We are Here! We are Ready to Care for the Next Generations! “Gathering & Sharing Wisdom Conference” and the Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Jacquie Green ◽  
Rebecca Taylor ◽  
Rakiva Larken ◽  
Margaret Brier ◽  
Trevor Good
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Indigenous Child

This paper highlights the voices of four youth presenters at the first "Gathering and Sharing Conference" hosted onCoast Salish Territory, Songhees and Esquimalt, in Victoria, British Columbia. You will be guided through story about our role as leaders, planners, and facilitators for this conference which was convened to provide a central space for Indigenous youth and other community members to share stories about the caring and nurturing of our children, families and communities.

scholarly journals Symbols and Strategies: Acts of Métis Resistance - Using the List of Rights as a Framework for the Reclamation of Indigenous Child Welfare in British Columbia and Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Daleen Adele Thomas
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Indigenous Child ◽  
Current State ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Resiliency

This article engages the reader in comparing the Métis List of Rights, originally authored by Louis Riel, with the current state of Indigenous child welfare in British Columbia and Canada. The relationship between children’s resiliency and cultural resiliency is explored. Using a critical lens, a framework defining the progression of social regulation is presented. This paper begins by setting out the framework with its accompanying nine aspects: profit, competition, self-interest, justice, rights, duties, love, compassion and devotion. The discussion acknowledges children as sacred which allows us to move beyond conservative and socialist ideals. Then there is a discussion on the aspects of the Métis List of Rights with comments respecting the symbolic and literal application of the aspects to reclaiming Indigenous child welfare. Finally the article ends with recommendations for holistic pathway for reform.

scholarly journals Towards Transformational Research for and with Indigenous Communities: The New British Columbia Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-164
Author(s):  
Sandrina de Finney ◽  
Jacquie Green ◽  
Leslie Brown
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Child And Family Services ◽  
Indigenous Child

This article documents the development of the newly launched Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network in British Columbia. This Network is a provincial association of researchers, service providers, community members and policy makers with an interest in using Indigenous research in the transformation of child and family services. Rooted in a vision for healing and the inclusion of diverse voices, Network Initiatives seek to reclaim Indigenous ways of knowing and doing and reposition them at the core of child and family wellness initiatives. The Network provides a space for critical dialogue about Indigenous research, as well as opportunities for researched-related training, knowledge transmission and resource sharing.

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