Indigenous Child Welfare

• Ottawa, First Nations submit latest child welfare reform plans to tribunal

  Progress on a child welfare agreement to reform the system stalled last year when First Nations twice rejected a $47.8-billion deal they said did not go far enough to protect kids.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2025
  
• AFN’s draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa reportedly worth $47.8B

  The head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
  
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• Cowichan Tribes retake control of child welfare in agreement with B.C., feds

  The new law creates a Cowichan child and family services authority for Cowichan citizens and aims to keep children in their community surrounded by their family and culture.

  Perspectives

  Jun 24, 2024
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• ‘I screamed’: B.C. Indigenous child welfare advocates celebrate court victory

  Indigenous children continue to be overrepresented in provincial care. As of March 2022, they made up 68 per cent of youth in care in B.C.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2024
• Sask. First Nations applaud Supreme Court ruling that upholds child welfare rights

  The FSIN and Warshield, an Indigenous-owned consulting firm, endorse a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that affirms Indigenous rights over child welfare.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2024
• Largest First Nation in B.C. votes to take over child and family services for its citizens

  The Cowichan Tribes, which has about 5,300 members and is based on Vancouver Island, have been negotiating for years with the federal and provincial governments.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2023
• $23B First Nations child welfare settlement gets human rights tribunal approval

  The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved the agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child welfare services.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2023
• B.C. minister defies calls to resign after horrific First Nations foster child abuse

  Despite public pressure, the minister responsible for child welfare doesn't appear to have any plans to step down in the aftermath of a high-profile case of foster child abuse.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2023
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• ‘Lake Errock is the again’: Retired B.C. Mountie believes foster child tragedy won’t be last

  Russ Grabb still has his notes from May 11, 1993, when he attended the BC Children’s Hospital as the lead major crime investigator in a case of horrific toddler abuse.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2023
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• Staff lose jobs after abused foster child dies in care, opposition parties want Dean sacked

  The ministry responsible has now confirmed staff who failed to check in on the abused First Nations children have lost their jobs.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2023