Full Description
Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars forward child welfare issues currently impacting Indigenous children in Canada. Walking Together is the seventh title in the Voices of the Prairies series. Developed by the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium, this edited collection brings together accomplished Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from the prairie provinces to forward critical research about a range of contemporary child welfare issues currently impacting Indigenous children in Canada. Centering Indigenous knowledge and working to decolonize child welfare, contributors address the over-representation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system, the un-met recommendations of the TRC, the connections between colonialism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, the impact of Bill C-92, and more. Contributors include: Jason Albert, Dorothy Badry, Cindy Blackstock, Elder Mae Louise Campbell, Peter Choate, Linda Dano-Chartrand, Michael Doyle, Koren Lightning Earle, Arlene Eaton Erickson, Yahya El-Lahib, Hadley Friedland, Don Fuchs, Del Graff, Jennifer Hedges, Bernadette Iahtail, Jennifer King, Brittany Mathews, Eveline Milliken, Kelly Provost—Ekkinnasoyii (Sparks in a Fire), Christina Tortorelli, Gabrielle Lindstrom Tsapinaki, Susannah Walker, and Robyn Williams
Contents
Invocation
Foreword • Jason Albert
From the Editors
Acknowledgements
Introduction • Dorothy Badry and Don Fuchs
Part I: Policy
CHAPTER 1: Canada's "Old Mindset" and the Struggle to Fully Honour Jordan's Principle • Brittany Mathews, Jennifer King, and Cindy Blackstock
CHAPTER 2: Bill c-92: The Restoration of Indigenous Jurisdiction and Right Relations in Canada • Hadley Friedland and Koren Lightning-Earle
CHAPTER 3: Colonial Threads of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada and Australia: Parallel Stories • Robyn Williams, Dorothy Badry, Don Fuchs, Yahya El-Lahib, Michael Doyle, Bernadette Iahtail, and Peter Choate
Part II: Practice
CHAPTER 4: Indigenous Social Work: Colonial Systems Can't Change What They Don't See as Wrong • Gabrielle Lindstrom, Tsapinaki, and Peter Choate
CHAPTER 5: Making Connections for Our Children: Indigenous Youth Transitioning out of Care • Kelly Provost— Miah'nistik'anah'soyii (Sparks in a Fire) and Christina Tortorelli
CHAPTER 6: Child Advocacy Work in Alberta: The Importance of Children's Voices on Critical Issues • Del Graff and Arlene Eaton-Erickson
CHAPTER 7: Grassroots of Child Welfare Advocacy for Indigenous Children in Alberta: The Creating Hope Society • Bernadette Iahtail
Part III: Research
CHAPTER 8: Walking Courageously: The Voices of Indigenous Child Welfare Workers in Manitoba • Eveline Milliken and Linda Dano-Chartrand
Part IV: Education
CHAPTER 9: The Heart of Allyship: Examining the Pursuit of Ally Relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Child Welfare and Social Work Education • Jennifer Hedges, Eveline Milliken, and Elder Mae Louise Campbell
CHAPTER 10: Post-Secondary Indigenous Education as It Relates to Indigenous Child Welfare • Jason Albert and Susannah Walker
Epilogue • Peter Choate
Abstracts
Contributors
Subject Index
Author Index
