Interracial Adoption: One Family's Journey
A crucial concern regarding the adoption of Indigenous children into “white” families is the separation of the child from her/his Indigenous community and the struggles for the children involved. This paper examines the struggles faced by one Anishinawbe child and his family, the Lees, to come to te...
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ftjfpcfr:oai:fpcfr.journals.sfu.ca:article/308 2023-05-15T13:28:55+02:00 Interracial Adoption: One Family's Journey Nahwegahbow, Barb 2017-01-19 application/pdf https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/308 eng eng First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/308/266 https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/308 Copyright (c) 2017 First Peoples Child & Family Review First Peoples Child & Family Review; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016): Special Issue: The "Sixties Scoop" and Indigenous Child Welfare; 32-42 Revue des enfants et des familles des Premiers peuples; Vol. 11 No 2 (2016): Special Issue: The "Sixties Scoop" and Indigenous Child Welfare; 32-42 2293-6610 1708-489X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2017 ftjfpcfr 2022-02-25T15:23:09Z A crucial concern regarding the adoption of Indigenous children into “white” families is the separation of the child from her/his Indigenous community and the struggles for the children involved. This paper examines the struggles faced by one Anishinawbe child and his family, the Lees, to come to terms with this dynamic when they adopted him in the early 70s. After the adoption they came to understand themselves as a family that was no longer “white”, one that faced unique challenges as well as opportunities. The initial strategy of the parents was to maintain his contact with the Indigenous community and culture. However, it became apparent that they had to find a way to Indigenize themselves as well. This was accomplished with the assistance of the Indigenous community. This story, unfortunately, does not reflect the majority of transracial adoptions. It is a hopeful one but also raises questions for the role of Indigenous communities, adoptive parents and in particular for policy makers. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* First Peoples Child & Family Review |
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A crucial concern regarding the adoption of Indigenous children into “white” families is the separation of the child from her/his Indigenous community and the struggles for the children involved. This paper examines the struggles faced by one Anishinawbe child and his family, the Lees, to come to terms with this dynamic when they adopted him in the early 70s. After the adoption they came to understand themselves as a family that was no longer “white”, one that faced unique challenges as well as opportunities. The initial strategy of the parents was to maintain his contact with the Indigenous community and culture. However, it became apparent that they had to find a way to Indigenize themselves as well. This was accomplished with the assistance of the Indigenous community. This story, unfortunately, does not reflect the majority of transracial adoptions. It is a hopeful one but also raises questions for the role of Indigenous communities, adoptive parents and in particular for policy makers. |
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First Peoples Child & Family Review; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016): Special Issue: The "Sixties Scoop" and Indigenous Child Welfare; 32-42 Revue des enfants et des familles des Premiers peuples; Vol. 11 No 2 (2016): Special Issue: The "Sixties Scoop" and Indigenous Child Welfare; 32-42 2293-6610 1708-489X |
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