Last week the Federal Government released the 2024-2025 budget, with new funding allocations for Indigenous communities. While these allocations are significant and there are even new policy approaches to be found in the budget, chronic shortfalls and the historically paternalistic Crown-Indigenous financial relationship remain.
In mid-July, after years of Human Rights Tribunal Rulings, litigation and negotiation, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) announced an agreement with Canada aiming to end discrimination against First Nation children in the child welfare system. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak hailed the agreement as a turning point and thanked the “Government for coming …
The SCC has decided that Indigenous peoples’ inherent right to self-government over child and family services is constitutional. What does this mean for self-government?
2022 was a year of tremendous change for Indigenous child welfare in law and policy. But there is still so much to do. How can we hold Canada accountable for ongoing challenges? Naiomi Metallic proposes a new path forward.
The long-fought for child welfare compensation settlement agreement has recently been rejected by the Human Rights Tribunal. What does this mean for the future of the settlement agreement?
If federal lawyers are successful in challenging the latest Candian Human Rights Tribunal Ruling on Jordan’s Principle, there are implications for Indigenous jurisdiction over citizenship. If a community recognizes a non-status child as a band member, shouldn’t they be eligible for Jordan’s Principle support? According to Canada, the answer is no. According to Damien Lee, this is ultimately an act of political violence.
Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.