Sentences with phrase «indigenous children in the child welfare system»

The FNCFCS and AFN allege that the federal government has been knowingly underfunding on reserve service providers, the result is an increasingly growing number of Indigenous children in the child welfare system.

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Involvement of the provinces and territories in the inquiry is essential in order to ensure more coordinated responses to violence and to address the root causes of Indigenous women's marginalization within systems and institutions that fall under both federal and provincial / territorial responsibility (such as child welfare, policing, criminal justice, housing, social assistance, and many others).

He says that any path to justice will require talking about residential schools; the Sixties Scoop; contemporary child welfare policies executed by organizations like Child and Family Serivces; racial profiling by police and other ways in which Indigenous people are criminalized by the so - called justice system; the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; all of the forms of oppressive regulation of Indigenous peoples by the Indian Act over the last 150 ychild welfare policies executed by organizations like Child and Family Serivces; racial profiling by police and other ways in which Indigenous people are criminalized by the so - called justice system; the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; all of the forms of oppressive regulation of Indigenous peoples by the Indian Act over the last 150 yChild and Family Serivces; racial profiling by police and other ways in which Indigenous people are criminalized by the so - called justice system; the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; all of the forms of oppressive regulation of Indigenous peoples by the Indian Act over the last 150 years.

Her focus is on finding ways to make space within the Canadian legal system for the recognition of Indigenous laws, including in the areas of child welfare and child and family wellness.

There is more research and work to be done in this area, especially if the goal is to reduce the number of Indigenous people who come into contact with the criminal justice system and reducing the number of Indigenous children in care in the child welfare system.

This historical lack of trust, entrenched in indigenous communities» experiences with the criminal and child welfare systems, requires significant attention and resources in order to make this legislation accessible.