2024 Sep 11 Our Children our Way Society: "Illuminate the Love Within: Honouring Our Journey"

“Illuminate the Love Within: Honouring Our Journey” video honours the trailblazers of loving justice in Indigenous Child Welfare in the Province of BC. It was shared at the inaugural “Loving Justice: Breathing Life into Our Own Laws” conference in Vancouver in September 2024.

The Our Children Our Way Society recognizes the many leaders, elders, matriarchs, and advocates to whom we are indebted to. We raise our hands to all of you in enacting your inherent jurisdiction to care for our children, young people and families.

Honorees include:

Elder Elmer Courchene
Chief Dan George
Rose Charlie, Indian Homemakers Association members and 100 Mile Moccasin Walk advocates
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Kukpi7 Wayne Christian – Indian Caravan, Spallumcheen Child Welfare Program, Bylaw for the Care of our Indian Children
Deb Foxcroft – First Delegated Aboriginal Agency in British Columbia – Usma Nuu-chah-nulth
Lavina White and Eva Jacobs – “Liberating Our Children, Liberating Our Nations”

First Nations Caring Society forms, video shared by Indigenous Perspective Society
Warner Adam
Gloria Wilson
Deanne George
Elsie Paul
Steve Kosey
Maurice Squires
Deb Foxcroft
Linda Lucas, Caring for First Nations Children Society (Indigenous Perspectives Society)

Nita Walkem, First Nations Directors Forum (Our Children Our Way Society)

Aboriginal Operational and Practice Standards and Indicators, Child and Family Service Agencies:

Usma Nuu-chah-nulth
Nisga’a
Nlha’7kapmx
Lalum’utul’ Smun’eem
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip – Tsawwassen Accord

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Dr. Fred Wien – Wen:De Report

Dr. Fred Wien, Dr. John Loxley, Dr. Nico Trocme, Prakash, DeRiviere, Prokop – Wen:De The Journey Continues

Touchstones of Hope

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Caring for First Nations Children Society, Spirit Bear – Canadian Human Rights Tribunal complaint

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Caring for First Nations Children Society – Jordan’s Principle

Trudy Lavallee – Jordan’s Principle

Kelly MacDonald – Road to Aboriginal Authority over Child & Family Services

First Nations Leadership Council, Recognition and Reconciliation Protocol on First Nations Children, Youth and Families – Indigenous Child at the Centre Action Plan – the First Nations Child Wellness Council

Starting from a traditional place – Delegated Agencies – Caring for First Nations Children’s Society – Nota Bene – Rob Parenteau

Ardith Walkem, Halie Bruce – Wrapping Our Ways Around Them – Indigenous Communities and the Child, Family and Community Services Act

Maurice Squires, Samantha Cocker – Aboriginal Policy and Practice Framework (APPF)

Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners: The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Chief Wilton Littlechild and Dr. Marie Wilson – Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Judy Wilson, Cheryl Casimer, Maureen Chapman – Tripartite Working Group on First Nations Child and Family Well-Being

Marion Buller, Michele Audette, Qajac Robinson, Marilyn Poitras, and Brian Eyolfson – Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls – Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Chief Cadmus Delorme, Cowessess First Nation – Miyo Pimatowsin Act – Using An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis Children, Youth and Families

Mary Teegee – Our Children Our Way Society

Gabrielle Fayant, Cedar Iahtail, Sebastian Hable, Andre Bear – Children, Youth, and Young Adult Advocates – Assembly of 7 Generations, Youth Advisory Councils

Gitxsan Elder and Hereditary Chief Audrey Lundquist

Watch “Illuminate the Love Within: Honouring Our Journey” on the Our Children Our Way YouTube Channel

With gratitude to the Indigenous Perspectives Society for the embedded First Nations Caring Society video clip

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