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Our vision is to see each First Nation have their own child welfare laws.
Niigaanshkaawin, which means “walking ahead or first to walk ahead” aptly describes the goal to have Tikinagan Child & Family Services breaking trail on a new, proactive path to support and integrate Band Representative programs and First Nation law making.
Why is This Initiative Being Implemented?
On June 21, 2019, an Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families became an official law, and on January 1, 2020, its provisions came into force.
Indigenous groups who wish to do so can design and deliver child and family service solutions that best suit their needs. Just as the act was co-developed with our partners, we will continue to work with them through the transition and implementation phases of the act.
Niigaanshkaawin supports an area which stretches from Ogoki in the east to the Manitoba border in the west, and from Savant Lake in the south to Fort Severn in the north. Within this area, Niigaanshkaawin will determine the role of Tikinagan Child and Family Services will play in assisting each community in providing child and family services to their own communities.
