Family Group Conferencing

Family Group Conferencing (FGC) is a workshop mainly for service providers or members of the public interested in traditional and collaborative approaches regarding child apprehension. The FGCs are circle processes for families, courtworkers and other community support groups as well as Alberta Children and Youth Services.

Hidden - Elder Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

Elder abuse - it's a hidden and poorly understood form of abuse that hurts individuals and destroys families. And it happens in Aboriginal communities, where past traumas from the residential school system often play out in the form of inter-generational abuse.

Parenting: Legal Rights and Responsibilities (Third Edition)

HANDBOOK - Perhaps you're about to give birth to your first child, or you're thinking about it. What's next? This accessible, informative handbook tells you everything you need to know about your legal requirements as an Aboriginal parent in the province of Alberta.

Taking Control

PAMPHLET - Taking Control is your road map to the complicated legal maze that is the Alberta Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act. Written in easy-to-understand language and laid out in a friendly, accessible format, Taking Control aims to give parents the knowledge they need to exercise their rights within the act, and in doing so better help themselves and their families.

Out In The Cold

VIDEO - Out In The Cold explores the complex issue of separation and divorce on reserve.

Taking Control

VIDEO - Taking Control - Knowing Your Rights Within the Child, Youth & Family Enhancement Act is a new docu-drama by BearPaw Media Productions on the subject of the Alberta Child, Youth & Family Enhancement Act, and what it means for people who become involved in the child welfare system in Alberta.

A Sacred Circle - Family Group Conferencing

VIDEO - A Sacred Circle explores Family Group Conferencing (FGC), a traditional process rooted in Aboriginal culture aimed at making collective decisions regarding child care arrangements, and in doing so bringing about healing within families.

The Law and Welfare of Children

ONLINE RESOURCE - The Constitution Act grants provinces and territories the authority to operate child welfare systems, to intervene when necessary, and to set legislation to govern those systems. In Alberta, the welfare of children is governed primarily by the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act. Learn more...

Parenting – Legal Rights and Responsibilities

As the ancient Indian proverb says, “Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.” The responsibilities of being a parent are many. The legal issues that come along with being a parent can sometimes get overlooked. Parenting-Legal Rights and Responsibilities highlights those rights and responsibilities for new and expecting parents.

The A-B-C's of the Child, Youth & Family Enhancement Act

The ABCs of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act outlines the intricate system in place for children in government care. This is a popular workshop due to emotional challenges for those involved combined with the complicated structure of the Act.

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