Indigenous Child Welfare: The Long Emergency and a Way Forward

Authors: Cary Waubanascum, MSW; David Glesener, MSW; Wendy Haight, PhD; Scott Marsalis, MLIS
Published: November 2018

In this two-part module, participants will explore the findings of a scoping study on Indigenous child welfare within Turtle Island (Canada and U.S.). Findings from the scoped literature describe: the current state of the literature pertaining to child welfare with Indigenous families; why disparities persist in the involvement of Indigenous families in county, state and provincial child welfare systems; culturally-based child protection beliefs, practices, and programs within Indigenous communities; evidence regarding the effectiveness of culturally-based child welfare programs; and challenges to widespread implementation of such culturally-based programs.

Watch the Modules

Part 1: Indigenous child welfare: The long emergency

Part 2: Indigenous child welfare: Preparations for the next seven generations