reconciliation
Reconciliation is an important theme in Aboriginal child welfare related to policies and practices of assimilation such as those enabling residential schools, and the mass removal of Aboriginal children from their families and communities termed the sixties scoop the effects of which are still impacting Aboriginal communities. Reconciliation engages both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in a process of truth-telling that acknowledges the past and promotes healing and restoration in order to achieve better outcomes for Aboriginal children, youth, and families.
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Report
Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework (ICUF) |
Children's Services |
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Report
Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Policies, Programs and Strategies |
Rae, Lisa |
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Journal article
Why Addressing the Over-Representation of First Nations Children in Care Requires New Theoretical Approaches Based on First Nations Ontology |
Blackstock, Cindy |
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Book chapter
Here be Dragons! Breaking Down the Iron Cage for Aboriginal Children |
Lafrance, Jean |
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Report
Identity, Community and Resilience: The Transmission of Values Project |
McKay, Sharon |
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Report
Leadership Development Forums in Aboriginal Child Welfare: Making our Hearts Sing in Alberta |
Lafrance, Jean |
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Report
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families |
Blackstock, Cindy |