Aboriginal Child Welfare Self Government And The Rights Of Indigenous Children

Author : Sonia Harris-Short
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317186120

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Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children by Sonia Harris-Short Pdf

This volume addresses the contentious and topical issue of aboriginal self-government over child welfare. Using case studies from Australia and Canada, it discusses aboriginal child welfare in historical and comparative perspectives and critically examines recent legal reforms and changes in the design, management and delivery of child welfare services aimed at securing the 'decolonization' of aboriginal children and families. Within this context, the author identifies the limitations of reconciling the conflicting demands of self-determination and sovereignty and suggests that international law can provide more nuanced and culturally sensitive solutions. Referring to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is argued that the effective decolonization of aboriginal child welfare requires a journey well beyond the single issue of child welfare to the heart of the debate over self-government, self-determination and sovereignty in both national and international law.

Author : Douglas Durst,Lili Zwart,University of Regina. Social Administration Research Unit
Publisher : Regina : Social Administration Research Unit, Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020385535

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First Nations Self-government of Social Services by Douglas Durst,Lili Zwart,University of Regina. Social Administration Research Unit Pdf

Author : Terri Libesman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781134518234

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Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare by Terri Libesman Pdf

During the past decade, a remarkable transference of responsibility to Indigenous children’s organisation has taken place in many parts of Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. It has been influenced by Indigenous peoples’ human rights advocacy at national and international levels, by claims to self-determination and by the globalisation of Indigenous children’s organisations. Thus far, this reform has taken place with little attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities; now, Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare: Comparative Perspectives considers these developments and, evaluating law reform with respect to Indigenous child welfare, asks whether the pluralisation of responses to their welfare and well-being, within a cross-cultural post-colonial context, can improve the lives of Indigenous children. The legislative frameworks for the delivery of child welfare services to Indigenous children are assessed in terms of the degree of self-determination which they afford Indigenous communities. The book draws upon interdisciplinary research and the author’s experience collaborating with the peak Australian Indigenous children’s organisation for over a decade to provide a thorough examination of this international issue. Dr Terri Libesman is a Senior Lecturer in the Law Faculty, at the University of Technology Sydney. She has collaborated, researched and published for over a decade with the peak Australian Indigenous children’s organisation.

Author : Ivan Brown,Sharon McKay,Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. Symposium,Don Fuchs
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0889772134

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Passion for Action in Child and Family Services by Ivan Brown,Sharon McKay,Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. Symposium,Don Fuchs Pdf

Introduction: Voices of Passion, Voices of Hope / Sharon McKay -- 1. Passion within the First nations School Work Profession / Dexter Kinequon -- 2. Passion, Action, Strength and Innovative Change: The Experience of the Saskatchewan Children's Advocate's Office in Establishing Rights-based "Children and Youth First" Principles / Marvin M. Bernstein and Roxane A. Schury -- 3. From Longing to Belonging: Attachment Theory, Connectedness, and Indigenous Children in canada / Jeannine Carriere and Cathy Richardson -- 4. Jumping through the Hoops: A Manitoba Study Examining Experiences and Reflections of Aboriginal Mothers Involved in Child Welfare in Manitoba / Marlyn Bennett -- 5. Rehearsing with Reality: Exploring Health Issues with Aboriginal Youth Through Drama / Linda Goulet, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Warren Linds and Karen Arnason -- 7. The Moving Forward Project: Working with Refugee Children, Youth and Their Families / Judy White et al. -- 8. Passion for Those Who care: What Foster Carers Need / Rob Twigg -- 9. Children with FASD involved with the Manitoba Child Welfare System: The Need for Passionate Action / Don Fuchs, Linda Burnside, Shelagh Marchenski and Andria Mudry -- 10. Physical Punishment in Childhood: A Human Rights and cxhild Protection Issue / Ailsa M. Watkinson -- 11. Complex Poverty and Home-grown Solutions in Two Prairie cities / Jim Silver [Winnipeg and Saskatoon].

Author : Sonia Harris-Short
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317186137

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Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children by Sonia Harris-Short Pdf

This volume addresses the contentious and topical issue of aboriginal self-government over child welfare. Using case studies from Australia and Canada, it discusses aboriginal child welfare in historical and comparative perspectives and critically examines recent legal reforms and changes in the design, management and delivery of child welfare services aimed at securing the 'decolonization' of aboriginal children and families. Within this context, the author identifies the limitations of reconciling the conflicting demands of self-determination and sovereignty and suggests that international law can provide more nuanced and culturally sensitive solutions. Referring to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is argued that the effective decolonization of aboriginal child welfare requires a journey well beyond the single issue of child welfare to the heart of the debate over self-government, self-determination and sovereignty in both national and international law.

Author : Community Panel, Family and Children's Services Legislation Review in British Columbia. Aboriginal Committee,Lavina White,Eva Jacobs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : UCBK:C042401125

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Liberating Our Children, Liberating Our Nations by Community Panel, Family and Children's Services Legislation Review in British Columbia. Aboriginal Committee,Lavina White,Eva Jacobs Pdf

The purpose of the Community Panel and its child protection legislation review were to ensure that legislation relating to the protection of children serves the best interests of all children and their families; to enable the public to discuss the role of child welfare; to inform the public about child protection issues in B.C.; and to ensure that legislation relating to Aboriginal children and families does not create impediments to Aboriginal communities assuming responsibility for their children and families in accordance with the aspirations of those communities. This document contains the report of the Community Panel.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Adoption
ISBN : 0772778981

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Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare by Anonim Pdf

The chapters in this book represent ... PCWC's 3rd bi-annual Symposium held in Edmonton, Alberta, November 23-25, 2005."

Author : Leslie T. Foster,Brian Wharf
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774840972

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People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia by Leslie T. Foster,Brian Wharf Pdf

People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia traces the evolution of policies and programs intended to protect children in BC from neglect and abuse. Analyzing this evolution reveals that child protection policy and practice has reflected the priorities of politicians and public servants in power. With few exceptions, efforts to establish effective programs have focused on structural arrangements, staffing responsibilities, and rules to regulate the practice of child welfare workers. Contributors to this book conclude that these attempts have been unsuccessful thus far because they have failed to address the impact of poverty on clients. The need to respect the cultural traditions and values of First Nations clients has also been ignored. Effective services require recognizing and remedying poverty's impact, establishing community control over services, and developing a radically different approach to the day-to-day practice of child welfare workers. People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia provides a crucial assessment of the state of child welfare in the province. Practitioners, scholars, and students in social work, child and youth care, education, and other human-service professions will find this book particularly important.

Author : Chris Walmsley
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774841719

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Protecting Aboriginal Children by Chris Walmsley Pdf

Since the 1980s, bands and tribal councils have developed unique community-based child welfare services to better protect Aboriginal children. Protecting Aboriginal Children explores contemporary approaches to the protection of Aboriginal children through interviews with practising social workers employed at Aboriginal child welfare organizations and the child protection service in British Columbia. It places current practice in a sociohistorical context, describes emerging practice in decolonizing communities, and identifies the effects of political and media controversy on social workers. This is the first book to document emerging practice in Aboriginal communities and describe child protection practice simultaneously from the point of view of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal social worker.

Author : Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 1100199942

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Pdf

This interim report covers the activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada since the appointment of the current three Commissioners on July 1, 2009. The report summarizes: the activities of the Commissioners, the messages presented to the Commission at hearings and National Events, the activities of the Commission with relation to its mandate, the Commission's interim findings, the Commission's recommendations.

Author : Anne McGillivray
Publisher : Aldershot, England : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Children
ISBN : UCSC:32106015891812

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Governing Childhood by Anne McGillivray Pdf

This collection of studies following a preface by the editor, argues that in the modern West, over the last twenty years, the way in which childhood is understood has taken a distinct shape. The authors contest that governing the self may once have been a matter between man and God, but it is now and has been for the last 2 centuries or more a matter for the state as well. Governing childhood was chosen as a theme for its connotations of social construction and intimate management both within and outside State regulation, a concept which embraces the diverse forms and nuances of the conduct of childhood. The articles are concerned with how we envision and regulate childhood stating that it tell us as much about ourselves as a people or state as it does about the lives of our children. Governing Childhood is a concept which invites the centring of childhood in social and legal studies.

Author : Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773598270

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Canada's Residential Schools: The Legacy by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada Pdf

Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to “civilize and Christianize” Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed. Education and technical training too often gave way to the drudgery of doing the chores necessary to make the schools self-sustaining. Child neglect was institutionalized, and the lack of supervision created situations where students were prey to sexual and physical abusers. Legal action by the schools’ former students led to the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2008. The product of over six years of research, the Commission’s final report outlines the history and legacy of the schools, and charts a pathway towards reconciliation. Canada’s Residential Schools: The Legacy describes what Canada must do to overcome the schools’ tragic legacy and move towards reconciliation with the country’s first peoples. For over 125 years Aboriginal children suffered abuse and neglect in residential schools run by the Canadian government and by churches. They were taken from their families and communities and confined in large, frightening institutions where they were cut off from their culture and punished for speaking their own language. Infectious diseases claimed the lives of many students and those who survived lived in harsh and alienating conditions. There was little compassion and little education in most of Canada’s residential schools. Although Canada has formally apologized for the residential school system and has compensated its Survivors, the damaging legacy of the schools continues to this day. This volume examines the long shadow that the residential schools have cast over the lives of Aboriginal Canadians who are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to be in ill health and die sooner, more likely to have their children taken from them, and more likely to be imprisoned than other Canadians. The disappearance of many Indigenous languages and the erosion of cultural traditions and languages also have their roots in residential schools.

Author : Nicholas Bala
Publisher : Thompson Educational Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 1550771442

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Canadian Child Welfare Law by Nicholas Bala Pdf

Canadian Child Welfare Law: Children, Families, and the State (2nd edition) provides students in social work and law with an introduction to child welfare law. This complex, demanding and important area of law and social work practice receives relatively little attention in professional schools and academic journals. For practicing lawyers and social workers who have not had the opportunity to study child welfare law, this book provides a useful overview of a complex area, as well as serving as a reference work for busy practitioners in the child welfare field. This second edition substantially updates material in the 1991 edition, including consideration of the impact of new legislation and the Charter of Rights. It also includes new chapters on liability issues for child welfare workers and agencies, and on the perspectives of social workers with respect to the legal process. The final chapter offers the personal views of four judges on the challenges that they face in dealing with child welfare cases.

Author : Yale Deron Belanger
Publisher : Purich Publishing
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015076118366

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Aboriginal Self-government in Canada by Yale Deron Belanger Pdf

"Building on the success of the first two editions, this volume briefly recaps the historical development and public acceptance of the concept of Aboriginal self-government, then proceeds to examine its theoretical underpinnings, the state of Aboriginal self-government in Canada today, and the many practical issues surrounding implementation. Topics addressed include: justice innovations, initiatives in health and education to grant greater Aboriginal control, financing and intergovernmental relations, Aboriginal-municipal government relations, developing effective Aboriginal leadership, Métis self government aspirations, the intersection of women's rights and self-government, and international perspectives. Various self-government arrangements already in existence are examined including the establishment of Nunavut, the James Bay Agreement, Treaty Land Entitlement settlements, the Alberta Métis settlements, and many other land claims settlements that have granted Aboriginal communities greater control over their affairs."--Pub. website.

Author : Curtis Cook,Juan David Lindau
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Decolonization
ISBN : 9780773518841

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Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government by Curtis Cook,Juan David Lindau Pdf

The essays address problems of constructing new political arrangements, practical questions about the viability of multiple governments within one political system, and epistemological questions about recognizing and understanding the "other.""--BOOK JACKET.