Breaking News
posted May 20th, 2009
Be part of history! Join the National Association of Friendship Centres on June 18, 2009 to help prevent another generation of First Nations children and youth from receiving less government funding than other children. Find out more here
posted April 23, 2009
The Government of Ontario announces support for Jordan's Principle.
Read more here: www.aboriginalaffairs.gov.on.ca/english/news/2009/042209nr.asp
posted March 25, 2009
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts has issued a report expressing significant concerns about the slow progress of the Department of Indian Affairs (INAC) in clearly responding to the recommendations made by the Auditor General of Canada in her May 2008 report on First Nations child welfare funding. The Standing Committee was particularly concerned that INAC had not ensured that all First Nations children across Canada receive equitable child welfare funding. Read the news release or read the full report here
posted February 1, 2009
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child releases a General Comment on Indigenous Child Rights on January 30, 2009
This important document provides guidance to States Parties on how to interpret the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for Indigenous children. It was developed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in consultation with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Working Group on Indigenous Child Rights, NGO Group.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has officially called for an inquiry into whether federal government under funding of child welfare services on reserves amounts to discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Read more here
Six Ways to Make a Difference:
Register your individual or organizational support for Jordan's Principle which is a child first principle to resolving inter governmental jurisdictional disputes. Join Amnesty International Canada in putting an end to inequitable child welfare funding for First Nations children. Help the children of Attawapiskat First Nation get a safe school. Watch this 2 minute video and then click here to learn how you can take action. Help reshape the child welfare system so that it better supports Aboriginal children, youth and families by endorsing the Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of hope for Indigenous children and youth. Learn how to respectfully engage young people in your organization's work by registering your support for the Declaration of Accountability on the Ethical Engagement of Young People and Adults in Canadian Organizations. Join us in supporting the Many Hands One Dream principles to guide improvements to Aboriginal health care resulting in healthier Aboriginal children and young people.
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