In Manitoba, there are approximately 12,000 children in Child and Family Services (CFS) care and 90 per cent of them are Indigenous. These staggering numbers today are the result of Indian Residential Schools and the 60s Scoop, both of which destroyed individuals, families and communities. ...
Treaty 1 Territory, Manitoba –Yesterday, the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that the government of the province of Manitoba discriminates against First Nations children in the provincial Child and Family Services (CFS) system, and that its attempt to absolve its...
3. Methods and studies the paper is based on The paper refers to two research projects conducted at the Institute of Childhood, Youth and Family of the Zürich University of applied Science (ZHAW). Ethical approvals were reviewed according to Swiss cantonal and national standards for both studie...
and how others act when they are sad. Taken together, all of these relations can be thought of as a relational network about sadness, and all of the networks about all the emotions can be thought of as the child’s relational network about emotions. When children in a classroom participate...
form and be a part of the identity of an Indigenous person. Influencing their actions, thought processes, and beliefs through the construction of an Indigenous worldview that continually engages with theories of Indigenous history, culture, spirit, and land. As such, the identity formation process...
The Wellbeing of Our Children: The History and Future of Aboriginal Control of Child and Family Services in ManitobaA GENERATION AGO my colleagues at the Children's Aid Society of Winnipeg would never have...Helcason, Wayne
David C Day
Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving environment, and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that this inherent right is upheld.” The AMC stands ready to collaborate with the Manitoba government and First Nations Leadership to address the systemic issu...
A high prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure has been reported among children in care and thus, the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in this population is high. Objective The purpose of the current study was to estimate the number of children (0–18 years) in care with FASD...