Developed with the goal of assisting non-Indigenous staff to gain cultural competency through an understanding of family and kinship systems and historical and contemporary contexts, as well as providing information on the services available for support.
Assessing the Research on Early Childhood Home Visiting Models Implemented with Tribal Populations; Part 2: Lessons Learned about Implementation and Evaluation
Lists resources available to Métis people in British Columbia through federal, provincial and regional agencies in the areas of children and families, education, economic opportunities, health, housing, identification and data collection, wildlife stewardship, and arts and culture.
Based on results of scan makes four recommendations about accessible information, accountable distribution of resources, increased Métis-specific resources, and equitable access to services.
Looks at how funding changes affect expenditures, financial accountability, cost and quality of services provided for children in care, services being offered to help facilitate early family reunification, and issues arising from global funding.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 11-14
Description
Comments on traditional ways of naming, the governmental disk identity system and surname program, census issues for Inuit, and problems with southern conceptions of family and adoption.