TROUT LAKE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Three northern Alberta First Nations have signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to be responsible for…
Chief Ivan Sawan of the nearby Loon River First Nation said it’s a huge step forward for the communities.
The agreement signed Tuesday with the three First Nations implements AwaÅ›ak Wiyasiwewin, which is Cree for children’s law, and gives child and family services control and jurisdiction to the First Nations. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said it’s important to return inherent child welfare rights to the First Nations.
Miller said it’s the first trilateral agreement in Alberta and one of the first in Canada. Another, he said, was signed Tuesday with a First Nation in Ontario.Article content
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