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Children are a sacred
gift from the Creator, to be loved, cherished and cared for.
“Take care of our children
Take care of what they hear
Take care of what they see
Take care of what they feel
For how the children grow, so will be the shape of our people”The practice of providing child welfare in a “customary”
manner is not something new. Children have been raised by their families
and extended family members since time immemorial in the Treaty
#3 territory.Whenever a child comes into care, the practice of the
agency is to place that child in a customary care arrangement. The
priority for placement is;
· With immediate or extended family members
in the community
· With other community members
· With extended family outside the community
· With a family in another native community
before considering placement with a non-aboriginal family priority
is always given to the recognition and inherent rights of an Anishinaabe
child to belong with their family, their community and their clan,
with the ultimate goal being reunification of the family.
Customary Care is defined in the Child and Family Services Act under
Part X. In this part of the Act, it is specific about how an aboriginal
community can define their particular needs for services. Customary
Care agreements are and entered into between the particular family
and the agency and endorsed by Band Council Resolution (BCR) |
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