A Choice for K'aila: Child Protection and First Nations Children

• Main Author: Downie, Jocelyn
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Schulich Law Scholars 1994
• Subjects: K'aila; First Nations; Self-Government; Social Services; Child Protection; Child Welfare; Agency; Indigenous; Indian; and Aboriginal Law; Law; Social Welfare Law
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/905; https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/context/scholarly_works/article/1905/viewcontent/Downie_Kaila.pdf

K'aila's story raises serious questions about child protection and First Nations children. Was it appropriate that a non-First Nations social services agency made the initial assessment of whether K'aila was in need of protection, that a non-First Nations court had the power to decide whether K'aila was in need of protection, and that Francois and Leslie's decision was held to a non-First Nations standard of care? Was K'aila well-served by the child welfare system?