Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children

Contents: Preface Part I Introduction: Introduction. Part II Aboriginal Child Welfare in Australia and Canada: The colonization of Aboriginal children and families Reforming the Australian and Canadian child welfare systems: sensitization and accommodation. Part III Self-Government over Aboriginal Child Welfare: Lessons from Canada: The promise and risks of Aboriginal self-government over Aboriginal child welfare The right to self-government and protecting the vulnerable: balancing rights under Canadian constitutional law. Part IV Broadening Horizons: Indigenous Peoples, Self-Determination and Protecting Children's' Rights under International Law: Indigenous peoples, self-determination and self-government in international law Protecting the vulnerable within the framework of self-determination. Part V Conclusions: Conclusion Bibliography Index

Government (linguistics · Indigenous · International law · Political science · Self-determination · Welfare · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Australia · canada · Children, legal status, laws, etc · Indigenous children · Indigenous peoples · Indigenous peoples, legal status, laws, etc · Legal status, laws