Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars forward child welfare issues currently impacting Indigenous children in Canada. Walking Together is the seventh title in the Voices of the Prairies series. Developed by the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium, this edited collection brings together accomplished Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from the prairie provinces to forward critical research about a range of contemporary child welfare issues currently impacting Indigenous children in Canada. Centering Indigenous knowledge and working to decolonize child welfare, contributors address the over-representation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system, the un-met recommendations of the TRC, the connections between colonialism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, the impact of Bill C-92, and more. Contributors include: Jason Albert, Dorothy Badry, Cindy Blackstock, Elder Mae Louise Campbell, Peter Choate, Linda Dano-Chartrand, Michael Doyle, Koren Lightning Earle, Arlene Eaton Erickson, Yahya El-Lahib, Hadley Friedland, Don Fuchs, Del Graff, Jennifer Hedges, Bernadette Iahtail, Jennifer King, Brittany Mathews, Eveline Milliken, Kelly Provost-Ekkinnasoyii (Sparks in a Fire), Christina Tortorelli, Gabrielle Lindstrom Tsapinaki, Susannah Walker, and Robyn Williams
Dr. Jason Albert is from Sweetgrass First Nation & Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. His research interest is in Indigenous Social Work Administration, Leadership and Management. He is currently the Program Chair & Associate Professor in the School of Indigenous Social Work at First Nations University of Canada Dorothy Badry is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary and is deeply committed to supporting concerns related to Indigenous child welfare in Canada and to promoting Indigenous scholarship and partnerships in advancing best practice for children and families. Dr. Don Fuchs is Professor and Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba. He has conducted groundbreaking research and published extensively in the areas of child welfare and children in care with disabilities. Peter Choate is a professor of social work at Mount Royal University. His areas of work focus upon child intervention matters. H. Monty Montgomery is cis-gender male of Irish-Canadian and Mi'kmaq ancestry whose academic career includes appointments in the field of Social Work in Saskatchewan (University of Regina) and British Colombia (University of Victoria, University of British Colombia). His extensive professional experience spans child welfare practice and social welfare policy development for Indigenous and Provincial governments and the planning, development and administration of First Nations Social Development, Post-Secondary Education and Child Welfare programs.
Invocation Foreword * Jason Albert From the Editors Acknowledgements Introduction * Dorothy Badry and Don Fuchs Part I: Policy CHAPTER 1: Canada's "Old Mindset" and the Struggle to Fully Honour Jordan's Principle * Brittany Mathews, Jennifer King, and Cindy Blackstock CHAPTER 2: Bill c-92: The Restoration of Indigenous Jurisdiction and Right Relations in Canada * Hadley Friedland and Koren Lightning-Earle CHAPTER 3: Colonial Threads of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada and Australia: Parallel Stories * Robyn Williams, Dorothy Badry, Don Fuchs, Yahya El-Lahib, Michael Doyle, Bernadette Iahtail, and Peter Choate Part II: Practice CHAPTER 4: Indigenous Social Work: Colonial Systems Can't Change What They Don't See as Wrong * Gabrielle Lindstrom, Tsapinaki, and Peter Choate CHAPTER 5: Making Connections for Our Children: Indigenous Youth Transitioning out of Care * Kelly Provost- Miah'nistik'anah'soyii (Sparks in a Fire) and Christina Tortorelli CHAPTER 6: Child Advocacy Work in Alberta: The Importance of Children's Voices on Critical Issues * Del Graff and Arlene Eaton-Erickson CHAPTER 7: Grassroots of Child Welfare Advocacy for Indigenous Children in Alberta: The Creating Hope Society * Bernadette Iahtail Part III: Research CHAPTER 8: Walking Courageously: The Voices of Indigenous Child Welfare Workers in Manitoba * Eveline Milliken and Linda Dano-Chartrand Part IV: Education CHAPTER 9: The Heart of Allyship: Examining the Pursuit of Ally Relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Child Welfare and Social Work Education * Jennifer Hedges, Eveline Milliken, and Elder Mae Louise Campbell CHAPTER 10: Post-Secondary Indigenous Education as It Relates to Indigenous Child Welfare * Jason Albert and Susannah Walker Epilogue * Peter Choate Abstracts Contributors Subject Index Author Index
"A great contribution for all of us who conduct research, teach, and work directly in the field of Indigenous child welfare practice." Jeannine Carriere , author of Calling Our Families Home: Metis Peoples' Experiences with Child Welfare
