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Indian Child Welfare Act Bibliography

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indian Law Library
Literature relating to U.S. legislation which governs the jurisdiction over removal of children from their families. Lists audiovisual material, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, reports and agreements.
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Indian Child Welfare Manual

Documents & Presentations
Policy and procedural guidelines to prevent arbitrary removal of Indian children from their families.
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Indian Children Taken Illegally

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 1, January 1977, p. 11
Examines the removal of children from reserves in Saskatchewan by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
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Indian Record (Vol. 36, Nos. 6-7, July-August, 1973)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. 3, March, 1961)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. VI, June 1961)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indigenous Children's Rights: A Sociological Perspective on Boarding Schools and Transracial Adoption

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeline H. Engel
Norma Kolko Phillips
Frances a. DellaCava
International Journal of Children's Rights , vol. 20, 2012, pp. 279-299
Looks at policies and consequences relating to Indigenous children in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand effected by boarding schools and transracial adoption.
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An Indigenous Home For Indigenous Children

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Dodson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, pp. 2-6
Describes the trauma caused by past policies of removing children from their families.
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Indigenous Issues 101

Alternate Title
âpihtawikosisân
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
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Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare: The Path to

Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René Dussault
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 8-11
Looks at an address on the issue of reconciliation in child welfare by Mr. Justice René Dussault, Quebec former Co-Chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Historica Canada

Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).

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Intergenerational Trauma and Education

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Looks at two reasons why educators and students in Canada should learn about Indigenous education. Duration: 1:27:51.
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Introduction to Special Indigenous Issue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raven Sinclair
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, p. [?]
Introduction to an issue devoted to Aboriginal and social work issues.
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Inuit Adoption

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Damas
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 1, March 1980, p. 207
Book review of: Inuit Adoption by Lee Guemple.
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Inuit Women and the Politics of Naming in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 11-14
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.
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Invisible Children: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for Métis Children and Youth in British Columbia, 2015 to 2017.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Charlesworth
Uses data on critical injuries and deaths reported to the Representative for Children and Youth when children/youth and/or their families have received (within the prior 12 months), or are receiving government services and compares results to statistics for the non-Indigenous population. Related Material: Illuminating Service Experience: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for First Nations Children and Youth in B.C., 2015 to 2017.
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Issues in the North, vol. 2

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 41
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harold Welch
Susan Cosens
Canadace Turcotte
Norm Kenkel
David Punter ... [et al.]
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Joe Kapoeze 1 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Kapoeze
Archie Baptiste
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a story about a child who was protected by the North Wind. Also included are stories of residential schools; conflict between Indians and Indian agents.Tape IH-045 has not as yet been translated from the Cree language.
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Jurisdictional Comparisons of Child Welfare System Design

Alternate Title
Towards Sustainable Child Welfare in Ontario: First Report of the Commission ; working paper no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Commission to Promote Sustainable Child Welfare
Looks at systems in four provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba) and England. One section specific to Aboriginal children.
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Kate Assinewe

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Kate Assinewe
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
An interview with Kate Assinewe who gives an account of her life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.
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Keeping the Circle Strong: Social Promotion throughCommunity Networking to Strengthen Off-Reserve Aboriginal Child Welfare

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Gillespie
Dennis Whitford
Aboriginal Policy Research

Discusses an example of a community-based participatory research project involving an Aboriginal Interagency Committee in northwestern Alberta. The committee focuses on social change and collective well-being rather than the delivery of social services.

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Kinship Care

Alternate Title
CECW Information Sheet ; no. 42
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Gough
Looks at the benefits and drawbacks to kinship care in Canada. Recommends more research to provide evidence-based best practices for guidelines for kinship caregivers.
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Kinship Care: A Community Alternative to Foster Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carriere-Laboucane
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 43-53
Looks at a kinship care model that preserve the integrity and autonomy for First Nations, recognizing the importance of prior relationships between the child, caregiver and community, and is rooted in traditional connectedness.
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Kinship Care Review Report

Documents & Presentations
Overview of current policies and practice in Alberta's kinship care program, highlighting what is working and recommendations for on going improvement.
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