Grace Lore, B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chief Cindy Daniels (Sulsulxumaat), Cowichan Tribes, signing a historic coordination agreement to support First Nations children, youth and families.
The largest First Nation in B.C. by population, the Cowichan Tribes, has signed a co-ordination agreement that will see it assume full responsibility over youth and family services for its citizens.Left to right: Grace Lore, B.C. minister of children and family development, Patty Hajdu, minister of Indigenous services, and Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels are seen signing a co-ordination agreement that transfers responsibility for child welfare services to the nation.
"By embedding our teachings, family customs and values into our law, we are setting new requirements for how decisions are made — to prioritize keeping our children with their families," she added. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said that decades of federal and provincially-run youth services had meant First Nations children were taken from their homes and placed in unfamiliar homes — something she called a colonial practice that separated families.
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