Context of Indigenous Child Welfare

Context of Indigenous Child Welfare Information Sheet Project (2014-2015): 

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal:

What is the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case on First Nations Child Welfare?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #146E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What is the history of the government’s provision of child welfare services to First Nations? 
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #147E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are the government’s current policies and programs in First Nations child welfare?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #148E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are Canada’s legal obligations to protect First Nations children? 
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #149E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

How is Jordan’s Principle related to the Tribunal?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #150E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are the main arguments before the Tribunal?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #151E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are the Complainants’ main arguments before the Tribunal?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #152E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are the federal government’s main arguments before the Tribunal?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #153E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What remedies have been suggested to the Tribunal and what are the arguments against them?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #155E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

What are the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s main arguments before the Tribunal?
Currie, V. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #154E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Overrepresentation in context:

What does the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report summary say about the Indian Residential School (IRS) system and child welfare? 
Churchill, M. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #163E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Foster Care Disparity for Aboriginal Children in 2011.
Wray, M & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #165E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Long-term Trends in Out of Home Care for On-reserve First Nations Children.
Jones, A. & Sinha, V. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #164E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Ministerial Mandate Letters: Relevance to Indigenous Child Welfare and Well-Being.
Churchill, M. & Sinha, V. (2016). CWRP Information Sheet #168E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Foster Care Disparity for First Nations Children in 2011.
Sinha, V. & Wray, M. (2015). CWRP Information Sheet #166E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.