Treaty 2 Territory – The interests of the child are not held paramount in previous examples of state run Child & Family services. This has to change. The inherent rights of the child, as opposed to the ‘interests’ of the Child become paramount in the contemplation of the development of the law. This means looking …

Treaty 2 Territory – Since the late 1970s, indigenous leadership have negotiated with both the federal and provincial governments on the provision of services for children. This relationship eventually turned into a system controlled by provincial laws, regulations and policies, with almost the complete exclusion of indigenous leadership and families