Protecting Aboriginal Children

by Christopher Walmsley

Since the 1980s, bands and tribal councils have developed unique community-based child welfare services to better protect Aboriginal children. Protecting Aboriginal Children explores contemporary approaches to the protection of Aboriginal children through interviews with practising social workers employed at Aboriginal child welfare organizations and the child protection service in British Columbia. It places current practice in a sociohistorical context, describes emerging practice in decolonizing communities, and identifies the effects of political and media controversy on social workers. This is the first book to document emerging practice in Aboriginal communities and describe child protection practice simultaneously from the point of view of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal social worker.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Amita MV · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book covering a basic history of child protection in British Columbia, focusing on the apprehension of Aboriginal children. There are chapters detailing more recent issues with the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

It's an interesting book, but more of a survey.