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Welcome back! Today - it’s just us, no guests! Fair warning, we are not legal scholars or historians and there is SO MUCH information when it comes to the child welfare system. We encourage everyone to keep their learning going beyond this podcast. We’d love to hear what you learn!

Today we’re taking a brief look at the timeline of Canada's child welfare timeline starting with residential schools in the 1830s all the way to  today’s foster care system.

Kate also gets to use her justice degree and share about the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding Bill C92!

Note: Bill C92 is an Act respecting First Nations, Metis and Inuit children, youth and families - recognizing Indigenous People’s jurisdiction over child and family services and became law in June 2019. Quebec challenged it claiming Canada overstepped its constitutional authority but (spoiler) in February 2024, the Supreme Court made the decision to uphold Bill C92, citing the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Rights. This is major!

Some resources that were helpful to us!

https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-sixties-scoop 

https://ourchildrenourway.ca/indigenous-jurisdiction/timeline-of-key-dates/ 

https://indiginews.com/news/supreme-court-of-canada-unanimously-affirms-indigenous-jurisdiction-over-child-welfare

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/a-special-edition-of-the-current-for-january-25-2018-1.4503172/the-millennium-scoop-indigenous-youth-say-care-system-repeats-horrors-of-the-past-1.4503179 

https://yellowheadinstitute.org/bill-c-92-analysis/

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Welcome to our first ‘real’ episode of season 3! Real as in we have an actual interview so you don’t have to just listen to us gab. Meet our good friend Jenna and welcome to season 3 - Distorted Path: Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System! ?Ixc’amgilakw /Jenna has done so many cool things but over the past year (happy 1 year Jenna) she’s been working as the Urban Community Engagement Lead at South Island Indigenous Authority, an organization supporting South Island Nations to regain jurisdiction over their child and family services. One of the biggest themes Jenna sees in her work is the importance of involving family and bringing culture back into this work. Jenna loves the work that she does, and recognizes that it’s soooooo important to take care of yourself and support your team members so everyone can keep going. —-------Show notes - you can check out the good work of South Island Indigenous Authority and check out Paddling Together, the report Jenna talks about in the podcast here https://siia.ca/welcome-to-siia-ca/ 

Moving right along to episode 3 of season 3! Listen in and join us in welcoming our good friend Brandi! 

ƛ̓alittli'lakʷ /Brandi has worked as a Cultural Support Worker with Surrounded By Cedar for awhile, supporting youth currently in the child welfare system and those aging out through LOTS of Land-based, cultural and arts-based activities. She has a super skill tracking down relatives - some dating back to the 1600s - to build out family trees for kids in care so they can see how much family they truly have. 

Brandi wants to see the government returning jurisdiction (with funding) to Indigenous communities so that children can stay in their own communities. We also need to recognize that the child welfare system doesn’t only harm children but it also deeply affects and traumatizes the parents and their whole families too. We need to look at child welfare from a holistic, whole community approach that includes everyone!

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Show NotesInterested in the work that Surrounded By Cedar does? Check out their website and feel free to visit the donate page - https://surroundedbycedar.com/



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Season 3: Distorted Path - Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System. This season, we are bringing it closer to home and focusing on Canada’s child welfare system. As second generation survivors of the 60s scoop ourselves, we wanted to spend some time sharing stories of folks who have grown up in care or worked in the child welfare system. We know these stories are hard to hear, but it is so important to understand how this system works and recognize the many ways people are resisting and challenging systems of oppression. 

With this season, we will also be trying something new and bringing together some amazing storytellers so we can have some lighter episodes (where you don’t have to just listen to our voices). Do you have a story or poem you’d like to share? Message us and let us know!

Season 3 brought to you and supported by Remarkable Communications! Thanks for the studio space friends!

Did you miss us? We missed you! Season 3 is coming to you very soon (we promise) but FIRST let’s chat and catch up on what Kate and Teacher Madz have been up to!

Kate moved out, met the Prime Minister and completed her Masters of Geography. It’s been a chill few months. Teacher moved across the hall, is adjusting to working from home and welcomed a new kitten. Also chill. 

Hit play to hear about some of our recent adventures and some exciting news in the lead up to Season 3!