Adoption & Foster Care

Highlights the presentations of Indigenous youth sharing their stories and knowledge on life challenges.

Looks at the plan of care structure, what is important to the child, and the importance of a good relationship with the worker.

Looks at the narratives of six adults who were part of the system of closed stranger adoption, which placed children with white families and denied access to birth records.

Briefly discuses the applicability of the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education policy statement for urban Aboriginal students who are in the child protection system, reports results of interviews conducted with 14 individuals involved in the system, and argues for an agency specifically mandated to eliminate educational gap between those in care and those who are not.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2014.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.

See also : Wen De: We Are Coming to the Light of Day and Wen:de Series of Reports Summary Sheet March 12, 2007

Report addressing the issue of the number of First Nations children in state care and examining ways to keep them safely at home. See also : Wen De: The Journey Continues: The National Policy Review on First Nations Child and Family Services Research Project: Phase Three and Wen:de Series of Reports Summary Sheet March 12, 2007

Looks at how Canada's child welfare system, as part of a colonial ideology, reflects mainstream perspectives which are in conflict with Aboriginal values and traditions.

Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Discusses the significance of identity in the novel due to varying definitions of the term Métis.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of British Columbia, 2009.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2009.

Critiques government spending, mainly channelled through the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on initiatives that have not produced concrete, successful outcomes through delivery of front-line services.

Examines white foster/adoptive mothers of Indigenous children in Australia highlighting the problematic nature of research representing experiences that were never talked about.

Comments on the history of the removal policy regarding Aboriginal children in Australia.

Investigation conducted by the Representative of Children and Youth into the circumstances leading up to the Tasering of an 11-year-old.

Discusses model used in the United States which depends on American Indian tribunals and protection agencies to made decisions and looks at supporting legislation as well.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, 2009.

Looks at the longstanding over-representation of First Nations children in care, and discusses a new social work theory rooted in First Nations ontology.

Looks at the cultural significance of adoption and recommendations toward a more culturally-sensitive practice.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--Massey University, 2009.

Mrs. Trudeau talks about being adopted and the schooling she received as a child. Mr. Trudeau talks about growing up on the farm, and later working in the lumber and fishing industries. Interpreter : Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber : Joanne Greenwood.

Discusses child placement jurisdiction and standards according to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Access article through table of contents.

Article states that Aboriginal children who have had securement issues require specialized treatment.

Education and Arts Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Newcastle, 2012.

Document aimed at developing workers' knowledge of world views, skill sets to deal with Aboriginal individuals and communities and ability to act as advocates of systemic change.

Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.

Relates personal experience of removal from family, culture and identity.

Book review of: Yijarni by Erika Charola and Felicity Meakins.

Sixties Scoop experiences by a grandmother, mother, aunt and sister reveal the continuing impact on identity, family and community.

Paper describes the methodology use by the author in gathering narratives from 15 Haudenosaunee Grandmothers from the Six Nations community for a research study; discusses and centers Indigenous teachings, worldviews, and ways of knowing as a research practice.

Discusses the unique situation regarding health care needs and sociocultural experiences of Aboriginal veterans in hopes of providing better services and programs.

Shows how the Cultural Planning Policy has impacted adoption of Aboriginal children into non-native families.

Views expressed by First Nations young people on cultural plans for adoption, and the importance of identity, family and community.

Summary of a survey on cultural planning, adoption and Aboriginal children, that looks at ways to keep children connected with their Indigenous identities.