In June 2021, The Office of the Representative for Children and Youth published “Skye’s Legacy: A Focus on Belonging.” This investigative report looks at the influence of colonialism on the B.C. child welfare system and at ongoing intergenerational damage impacting Indigenous children and families. It recommends that jurisdiction over Indigenous child welfare services be held by Indigenous communities, and it outlines immediate actions required while this change takes place.
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Recommendation 2:
That MCFD conduct a comprehensive review and revision of all relevant care-planning and case management standards, policies, practice guidelines and training materials with the goal of aligning those materials with the dimensions of belonging, as described in this report.
Revisions of all relevant materials to be completed by March 31, 2022.
The review and revisions noted above should be aligned with the ‘best interest’ provisions in the federal Act concerning First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families, informed by meaningful consultations with relevant First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous entities and include Delegated Aboriginal Agencies as well as the Policy, Practice and Aboriginal Services branches within MCFD to ensure a fulsome and progressive review that advances the changes that are already underway.
Revisions of all relevant materials to be completed by March 31, 2022.
The review and revisions noted above should be aligned with the ‘best interest’ provisions in the federal Act concerning First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families, informed by meaningful consultations with relevant First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous entities and include Delegated Aboriginal Agencies as well as the Policy, Practice and Aboriginal Services branches within MCFD to ensure a fulsome and progressive review that advances the changes that are already underway.
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