Aski Awasis/Children of the Earth

First Peoples Speaking on Adoption

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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The adoption of Aboriginal children into non-Aboriginal families has a long and contentious history in Canada. Life stories told by First Nations people reveal that the adoption experience has been far from positive for these communities and has, in fact, been an integral aspect of colonization. In an effort to decolonize adoption practices, the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA) in Alberta has integrated customary First Peoples’ adoption practices with provincial adoption laws and regulations. Introducing this unique agency, the authors outline the history of First Nations adoptions and, through an interview with a YTSA Elder, describe the adoption ceremonies offered at YTSA. Themes that emerged from interviews with adoptive parents and youth who have been adopted through this new integrated practice are also explored, and important recommendations for policy and practice in First Nations adoption are offered.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-02-01
Mått15 x 23 x 2 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFernwood Basics Series
Antal sidor112
FörlagFernwood Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN9781552663400

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Sohki Aski Esquao, Jeannine Carrière is Métis and was raised in St. Adolphe Manitoba. She has been teaching social work since 1994 in Alberta and at the School of Social Work, University of Victoria, since 2005. In 2024 Jeannine is retiring from her academic career after many years of service to Indigenous social work education. Her research contributions have included topics such as Metis children’s identity, and needs for cultural safety in adoptions and child welfare services.

: Dedication (Cindy Yellowface): Foreword (Joey Hamelin): Personal Location and Context (Jeannine Carrière): Maintaining Identities: The Soul Work of Adoption and Aboriginal Children (Jeannine Carrière): Adoption Practices: A First Nation Perspective (Grace Atkinson): Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency Open Custom Adoption Program (Carolyn Peacock and Deborah Morin): Teachings from Bluestone Yellowface (Darin Keewatin): YTS A Families: Their Experiences and Recommendations for Practice (Jeannine Carrière): Conclusion (Jeannine Carrière)