Adoption & Foster Care
Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services Agency
Alternate Title
Office of the Auditor General Manitoba Annual Report to the Legislature
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carol Bellringer
Jack Buckwold
Brian Wirth
John Donnelly
Jacqueline Ngai
Description
Discusses audit objectives, scope and recommendations.
Chapter 3 from Office of the Auditor General Manitoba Annual Report to the Legislature.
Anti-oppressive Social Work Practice in Child Welfare: Journeys of Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Cowie
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 46-51
Description
Explores the historic and contemporary relationship with Aboriginal peoples in child welfare and discusses how social workers can adopt culturally appropriate service models that integrates core Aboriginal values, beliefs, and healing practices.
Antoine Lonesinger 12 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Archie Baptiste
Indian History Film Project
Description
Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.
Appendix D: Overview of Other Process Recommendations
Alternate Title
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Description
Compilation of recommendations from reports of inquiries, committees, and nongovernmental organizations about the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Appendix to Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
B.C. Adoption & Permanency Options Update [2017]
Alternate Title
B.C. Adoption Update
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bernard Richard
Description
Contains disaggregated data for Aboriginal children in five categories: waiting children, after care plans, adoptive families, adoption placements, and transfer of custody. Fourth update to initial 2014 report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.
B.C. Adoption & Permanency Options Update [2019]
Alternate Title
B.C. Adoption Update
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Charlesworth
Description
Contains disaggregated data for Indigenous children in six categories: transfer of custody, reunification with family, continuing custody order, rescindments, adoption, and adoptive families.
Fifth and final update to initial 2014 report Finding Forever Homes: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.
B.C. Adoption Update [2014]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Contains disaggregated data for Aboriginal children in five categories: waiting children, after care plans, adoptive homes, placements, and transfer of custody.
First update to the initial 2014 report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.
B.C. Adoption Update [April 2015]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Contains disaggregated data for Aboriginal children in five categories: waiting children, after care plans, adoptive homes, placements, and transfer of custody.
Second update to the initial 2014 report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.
B.C. Adoption Update [December 2015]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Contains disaggregated data for Aboriginal children in five categories: waiting children, after care plans, adoptive homes, placements and transfer of custody.
Third update to the initial 2014 report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.
The "Baby Andy" Report: Examination of Services Provided to Baby Andy and His Family
Alternate Title
[Baby Andy Review]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edadeen Bird
Raymond Shingoose
Gail Hartsook
Dorothea Warren
Description
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
Becoming Self-in-Relation: Coming of Age as a Pathway towards Wellness for Urban Indigenous Youth in Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Mellor
Denise Cloutier
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2020, pp. 3-22
Description
Discusses the importance of a culturally relevant framework during the coming of age period for Indigenous youth.
Benefits of Cultural Matching in Foster Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason D. Brown
Natalie George
Jennifer Sintzel
David St. Arnault
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 31, no. 9, 2009, pp. 1019-1024
Description
Results based on interviews with 61 foster parents in Manitoba to examine value-based and practical benefits of having a shared cultural background with foster children.
Betraying the Victims: The 'Stolen Generations' Report
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Brunton
IPA Backgrounder, vol. 10, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-24
Description
Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.
Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
CBC website tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Beyond the Mandate: Continuing the Conversation: Report of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Description
Describes the process, findings and recommendations of the Commission which investigated whether Native American children continue to be disproportionately removed from their families and homes.
Birth of a Family
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Betty Ann Adam
Bonnie Thompson
David Christensen
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Description
Documentary about three sisters and a brother meeting for the first time after being taken from their mother and adopted out as part of the "Sixties Scoop".
Duration: 1:19:21.
Birth of a Family [Educational Version]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Tasha Hubbard
Betty Ann Adam
Bonnie Thompson
David Christensen
Description
Documentary about three sisters and a brother meeting for the first time after being taken from their mother and adopted out as part of the "Sixties Scoop". Edited version of the original.
Duration: 45:00.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
Rae Ryan
John David Nichols
Barnett Richling
S. Nagata
A. Blair Stonechild
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 1984, pp. 165-177
Description
Book reviews of 6 books:
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows edited by Ian Getty and Antoine S. Lussier.
Native Children and the Child Welfare System by Patrick Johnston.
A Bibliography of Algonquian Syllabic Texts in Canada Repositories by John Murdoch.
Heritage of the North American Indian People: Some Suggestions Emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands by Daniel H. Page and Victor M.P. da Rosa.
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10 by W.C. Sturtevant and A.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Bound by the Clock: The Experiences of Youth With FASD Transitioning to Adulthood From Child Welfare Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Burnside
Don Fuchs
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. 41-62
Description
Presents experiences and insights from 20 Manitoba youth confirming the need for services and supports for both youth and adults.
Brief on COVID-Response and Recovery Issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families in Contact with Child Protection Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care Inc. (SNAICC)
Description
Brief discussion of issues as well as recommendations in seven key areas: access to technology; service workforce and funding arrangements; mental health; family violence; prevention and early intervention; support for kinship carers; and family and cultural contact, reunification and permanent care.
Bringing Them Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Description
Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences.
Duration: 32:29.