AcademicResearch Report
Indigenous Families and the Canadian Family Law System
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health2021National
Abstract
An examination of the intersection of Indigenous law, customary practices, and the Canadian family law system. Covers the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system, the application of the Divorce Act to Indigenous families, the recognition of Indigenous customary adoption, and the impact of the 2019 Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
Keywords
IndigenousFirst Nationscustomary adoptionchild welfarefamily law
Details
- Topic
- Child Protection
- Province
- National
- Year
- 2021
- Source
- Academic
- Document type
- Research Report
- Authors
- National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
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