Last week, we wrote about a child guardianship case in which Mincher Koeman is representing an intervenor First Nation, the Káínawa Blood Tribe, in an attempt to prevent the granting of permanent guardianship over a young boy born to a member of the Tribe to the applicant Caucasian caregiver. The Blood Tribe’s stance is that… Continue reading First Nations Seeking to End Practice of Private Guardianship
Category: Indigenous Family Matters
Mincher Koeman Represents First Nation in Private Guardianship Dispute
First Nations children are dramatically overrepresented in child protection cases, with over 60% of children care in Alberta identifying as First Nation or Métis. Removing an Indigenous child from their home can sever contact with their birth family and disconnect them from their communities and culture. This is particularly the case where the child is… Continue reading Mincher Koeman Represents First Nation in Private Guardianship Dispute
Class Action Launched with Respect to ‘Birth Alerts’
Child apprehension occurs when a government agency removes a child from their family home or legal guardian following allegations of neglect or abuse. These situations can be traumatic for everyone involved, especially the child who may be placed in the care of strangers if there are no family members or others in the local community… Continue reading Class Action Launched with Respect to ‘Birth Alerts’
Appeal Court Addresses Improper Guardianship Order
Child protection orders for First Nations children have historically been problematic in that children were often apprehended from their communities and placed in the care of an agency or a family with no connection to the child’s home or culture. In an effort to rectify this, the province has made strides to change things. Now,… Continue reading Appeal Court Addresses Improper Guardianship Order
Mother Denied Request to Install Indigenous Judge in Child Care Case
We have written in the past about the unique challenges First Nations families in Canada have and continue to face with respect to child protection matters and the manner in which these cases are handled by our federal and provincial governments. Canada has a long history of denying the importance of keeping Indigenous children in… Continue reading Mother Denied Request to Install Indigenous Judge in Child Care Case
ABPC: Federal Legislation Takes Precedent Regarding Notice in Indigenous PGO Matters
Our firm has written extensively on matters involving child apprehension and child protection of Indigenous and First Nations children in the past. Today we will focus on a recent decision of Alberta’s Provincial Court, which has provided much-needed guidance with respect to conflicting notice provisions relating to Permanent Guardianship Orders (PGOs) under provincial and federal… Continue reading ABPC: Federal Legislation Takes Precedent Regarding Notice in Indigenous PGO Matters