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- Title
STATUTORY RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS CUSTOM ADOPTION: ITS ROLE IN STRENGTHENING SELF-GOVERNANCE OVER CHILD WELFARE.
- Authors
Cuthbertson, Celeste
- Abstract
This article critically examines the statutory recognition of Indigenous custom adoption in Canada. Settler state recognition of custom adoption in each province and territory is discussed and the possibility of conflation between custom adoption and settler state adoption is highlighted. The author argues that statutory regimes have a role in strengthening Indigenous self-governance over child welfare so long as the conflation of diverse practices is rejected, and recognition is accompanied by control and support.
- Subjects
CANADA; CHILD welfare; ADOPTION; HUMAN rights; INDIGENOUS peoples
- Publication
Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, 2019, Vol 28, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
1188-4258
- Publication type
Article