Resources
Auger, A; Lewis, B; Mould, D. (2011). Northern British Columbia Touchstones of Hope Report, 2008-2011.
Andrea Auger's presentation, Touchstones Tools and Resources, (Eds) Blackstock, C; King, J; Muscat, K. Ottawa: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.
Articles and Documents on Reconciliation
by Kyla Brophy, June 2009Annotated Reconciliation Resources
by Sara Caverley (April 2010, 4 pages, PDF)Canadian Supplement to THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2009
Aboriginal children’s health: Leaving no child behind
The Convention on the Rights of the Child: UNICEFCindy Blackstock's presentation, Touchstones of Hope in Child Welfare
Human Rights Handbook for First Nations, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Indigenous Child at the Centre Action Plan
A publication of British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit, Union of British Columbia Indian ChiefsIndigenous Child Welfare Research Network
A BC Strategy for Strengthening the Voices of our ChildrenOur Generation. A film by Sinem Saban & Damien Curtis. 2010. http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/
Pivot: Hands Tied
Child protection workers talk about working in, and leaving, B.C.’s child welfare systemReport of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons Chapter 4 First Nations Child and Family Services Program - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
May 2008Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts Chapter 4, First Nations Child and Family Services Program - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada of the May 2008 Report of the Auditor General
March 2009, 40th Parliament, 2nd SessionShielded Minds. Canadian Roots. Abalak Productions, 2009.
Shielded Minds is a film project by Canadian Roots which is an exchange initiative that invites Aboriginal and non Aboriginal youth to actively engage with First Nations communities for 8-10 days as well as to partake in their own journey of self discovery and to learn about all aspects of Aboriginal peoples and communities in a meaningful way.
State of the World's Indigenous People, United Nations, New York, 2009.
Touchstones of Hope in Child Welfare, Cindy Blackstock, BC Provincial Information Forum in Victoria, BC., March 15-16, 2010.
Touchstones Tools and Resources, Andrea Auger, BC Provincial Information Forum in Victoria, BC., March 15-16, 2010.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canadian Government Positions Incompatible with Genuine Reconciliation, Joffe, Paul.
For more resources, visit the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
