"We know who our relatives are" : Metis identities in historical, political, and legal contexts / Robert L.A. Hancock -- Metis methodology : a possible map for ethical positioning and congruency in research / Catherine Richardson & Jeannine Carriere -- The invisible children of child welfare : legislation, policy and governance models for Metis child welfare / Jeannine Carriere & Catherine Richardson -- Adoption of Metis children : past and present / Jeannine Carriere -- Metis voices -- Otepeyemsowak (the people who own themselves) / Catherine Richardson & Jeannine Carriere -- "Lezoublie (left behind)" : the perceptions of Metis people and the child welfare system in Ontario / Rose E. Cameron, Denise Richer, Tara Yeates, Judy Syrette, & Brenda Powley -- Hello...We're Metis!! Promoting Metis visibility in the Quebec child welfare system / Elizabeth Fast -- Open Letter. We're all responsible for you -- a love letter to 2spirit Youth Kiwetinohk Kisik (trish pal) -- Ramblers, rovers and invisible soldiers : Metis men in transition / Catherine Richardson -- Metis history, herstory, ourstory : ghosts of the land / Denise Porter -- The me in Metis : finding identity under northern skies / Kita Billington -- Kiikwookew Kwizin and kinship care : attending to the hearts of Metis children / Julie Mann-Johnson -- The strength of the sash : Metis community based research project / Deborah Canada.
Summary:
"This book is dedicated to informing social workers and other helping professionals in how Metis people are affected in the child welfare system. Metis peoples today negotiate a form of displacement that has occurred over generations although most Canadians are unaware of this history. The forced removal of children through child apprehension and adoption has been an integral part of displacement, perpetuating further family disruption and dislocation. There is scant literature on Metis experiences in child welfare systems, no national data is collected on the number of Metis children involved with child welfare systems, and there has never been a national study of these realities. The little research that does exist shows a very troubling picture: the misidentification of Metis children as simply "Aboriginal" or "White," and the mass movement of Metis children outside of their birth communities."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.