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Youth Voices: YAC Newsletter | Spring 2022

May 25, 2022 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Youth voices Tagged With: 215 children, 215 remains, aboriginal canada, assembly of first nations, canadian indian residential school system, children in care, first nations canada flag, first nations university of canada, foster care, foster parent, grave, indian reservation, indigenous canada, indigenous peoples, indigenous tourism bc, MCFD, regalia, residential school, TRC, TRC calls to action, truth and reconciliation commission of canada, wet'suwet'en, youth in care

VACFSS Marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30

September 29, 2021 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: News Tagged With: child welfare, colonial, cultural safety, families, indigenous children, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, orange shirt day, reconciliation, residential school, restorative, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Restorative Practice: Prioritizing “Belonging” in Child Welfare

September 17, 2021 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Restorative Practice Tagged With: affordable housing, belonging, CFCSA, child in care, colonization, fostering system, Grand Chief Ed John, indigenous children, Indigenous community, Indigenous families, intergenerational trauma, kinship caregivers, kinship ties, OOCO, out of care options, poverty, racism, Representative for Children and Youth, residential school, restorative practice, self-government, shame, Skye, social worker, stigma

Restorative Practice: Addressing Inequity and Racism

March 25, 2021 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Restorative Practice Tagged With: 60s scoop, affordable housing, BC child welfare, child welfare, colonization, concrete supports, discrimination, human rights, Indigenous child welfare, Indigenous communities, Indigenous teachings, Indigenous worldview, inequity, intergenerational trauma, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, poverty, residential school, sixties scoop, systemic bias, trauma informed, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, UNDRIP

Restoring the Roles of Indigenous Fathers in Our Communities

November 2, 2020 by Angela Shen Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Cultural Connections Tagged With: child welfare, colonization, culturally-based, family change, family preservation, family services, fathers, historical adversity, Indigenous child welfare, indigenous children, Indigenous families, Indigenous identity, Indigenous teachings, indigenous traditions, Indigenous worldview, intergenerational trauma, parenting program, reconciliation, residential school, restorative practice, social worker, social workers

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