Lessons Learned from the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency Open Custom Adoption Program
Following a historic meeting of staff with Alberta Children’s Services and the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA), a pilot program, the YTSA Open Custom Adoption, was developed. The agency initially researched existing adoption models in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and in the C...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10.7202/1077181ar 2023-05-15T17:46:39+02:00 Lessons Learned from the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency Open Custom Adoption Program Carrière, Jeannine 2015-01-01 https://doi.org/10.7202/1077181ar http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1077181ar en eng First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Érudit doi:10.7202/1077181ar http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1077181ar undefined First Peoples Child & Family Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices, Perspectives, and Knowledges of First Peoples / Revue des enfants et des familles des Premiers peuples: Un journal interdisciplinaire honorant les voix, les perspectives et les connaissances des Premiers peuples scipo hisphilso Text https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_18cf/ 2015 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7202/1077181ar 2023-01-22T17:06:55Z Following a historic meeting of staff with Alberta Children’s Services and the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA), a pilot program, the YTSA Open Custom Adoption, was developed. The agency initially researched existing adoption models in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and in the Cheyenne Nation in the United States. An advisory committee, comprised of one Elder from each member First Nation community, was asked to provide guidance and direction throughout the project. From 2000 to 2010, YTSA placed over a hundred children in adoptive homes without any adoption breakdowns (Peacock & Morin, 2010). Although the agency has now closed its doors, there are lessons to be learned from the YTSA Open Custom Adoption program which is still viewed as an advanced model of adoption service inspired by traditional First Nation teachings and child caring. This article is a review of lessons learned from this agency and in particular, the importance of connectedness to family, community culture and nationhood for Indigenous children and adoption. Text Northwest Territories Unknown Northwest Territories Peacock ENVELOPE(169.450,169.450,-72.217,-72.217) First Peoples Child & Family Review 10 1 39 51 |
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Following a historic meeting of staff with Alberta Children’s Services and the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA), a pilot program, the YTSA Open Custom Adoption, was developed. The agency initially researched existing adoption models in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and in the Cheyenne Nation in the United States. An advisory committee, comprised of one Elder from each member First Nation community, was asked to provide guidance and direction throughout the project. From 2000 to 2010, YTSA placed over a hundred children in adoptive homes without any adoption breakdowns (Peacock & Morin, 2010). Although the agency has now closed its doors, there are lessons to be learned from the YTSA Open Custom Adoption program which is still viewed as an advanced model of adoption service inspired by traditional First Nation teachings and child caring. This article is a review of lessons learned from this agency and in particular, the importance of connectedness to family, community culture and nationhood for Indigenous children and adoption. |
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