A North Shore First Nations’ Community Driven Initiative

KOOGNAASEWIN

Child Well-Being Law

KOOGNAASEWIN IN 2 MINUTES VIDEO

The North Shore Tribal Council’s (NSTC) October 2018 resolution concerning child welfare recognizes community consultation as a critical component towards supporting North Shore communities as they develop the necessary processes to achieve jurisdiction for child welfare and child well being. They have developed a project to support this goal and it is named:

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To view the Anishinaabe Laws and Customs Research on child Wellbeing - Final Report Click Below
Front page of January 2025 Koognaasewin Community Newsletter

Read our December 2024 and January 2025 Koognaasewin Community Newsletters

WE HAVE THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN THE ANISHINAABE WAY

The Koognaasewin Project Team is pleased to announce the release of the Anishinaabe Koognaasewin, Anishinaabe Laws and Customs Research on Child Wellbeing. The child wellbeing practices of Anishinaabe are captured in this report and will inform and support the development of a Child Wellbeing Law and new system design.

Beginning in 2020, the North Shore First Nations had initiated the planning to write our own child well-being laws. We will no longer be bound to Canada’s Western laws. We are Anishinaabe, and we will decide what is best for our children. In the coming months and years, we will be asking you to talk with us, to share with us, and to dream with us, moving us all to rethink what is possible.

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