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Keeping the Promise The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Lived Experiences of First Nations Children and Youth
In recognition of the last year of the International Decade of Indigenous Peoples and consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this paper describes the lived experience...
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I Want to Grow Up in my Community: A Review of the Child and Family Services Act
This review, which is informed by the feedback of communities throughout the NWT, provides an excellent basis for addressing these core issues whilst making some more progress on other factors that have undermined the ability of families and social workers to ensure the safety and well being of all children in the NWT. This report provides a synopsis of some models of Aboriginal child welfare delivery before setting out a thematic representation of the feedback I recorded from communities in Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort McPherson and Ulukhaktok. The report ends with recommendations and a series of appendices outlining references, resources and a summary of documents I reviewed to prepare for this review.