This month officially marks the two-year anniversary of the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families being instituted.
This legislation has allowed for firm boundaries to be set when it comes to the jurisdiction of First Nations Child and Family services.
The act has also set national principles to ensure that services are able to get delivered to the Indigenous Children who need it.
Ever since the act was put into place two years ago, 59 different Indigenous governing bodies have been submitting notices and requests regarding how jurisdiction is used when dealing with Indigenous child and family services.
In order to make sure that the act is properly upheld, capacity-building funding has been mad available to Indigenous groups, communities and peoples while they work to make sure that newly found jurisdiction is supported by a strong foundation.
For more information, go to Indigenous Service Canada’s website.
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