Published 2 years ago

Three Alberta First Nations planning to take over child welfare

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Members of the Loon River First Nation, Lubicon Lake Band and Peerless Trout First Nation voted 616 to 70 in favour of the law last month. It’s the first major step to giving them complete decision-making power over child welfare including where children are placed if they are taken from their home. In Alberta, like the rest of Canada, Indigenous children are overrepresented in the child welfare system. Alberta is on track this year to report a record-breaking number of deaths among children and youth receiving child welfare services or supports.

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Three Alberta First Nations planning to take over child welfare

Three small northern Alberta First Nations are preparing to take control of the child welfare system for their members, writing a new law they say will provide better early intervention, better supports for families and an improved dispute resolution process. Read More

2 years ago·Edmonton, Canada

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