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Aboriginal children are overrepresented in foster care and more Aboriginal foster parents are needed. A randomized group of licensed First Nations, Metis and Inuit foster parents in a Canadian jurisdiction were asked about their spiritual needs to foster. In response to the question “what do you nee...

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Published in:First Peoples Child & Family Review
Main Authors: Nisha Mehta, Viktoria Ivanova, Donna Skrodzki, Jason D. Brown, Julie Gerritts
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2020
Subjects:
Sciences Humaines et Sociales
Social Sciences and Humanities
Aboriginal
Foster care
Canada
Spirituality
anthro-se
droit
First Nations
inuit
Metis
Online Access:http://www.erudit.org/en/journals/fpcfr/2013-v7-n2-fpcfr05243/1068842ar.pdf
https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/BROWN%20et%20al_pp73-84_Vol%207(2)%202013_FINAL.pdf
https://doi.org/10.7202/1068842ar
https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1068842ar
https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/fpcfr/2007-v3-n1-fpcfr05243/1068842ar/
http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/219/195
https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/1543427055
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Summary:Aboriginal children are overrepresented in foster care and more Aboriginal foster parents are needed. A randomized group of licensed First Nations, Metis and Inuit foster parents in a Canadian jurisdiction were asked about their spiritual needs to foster. In response to the question “what do you need spiritually to foster?” there were 55 unique responses that were grouped by participants into five concepts including: religion, practice, integration, sharing and contentment. These results were compared and contrasted with the existing fostering literature.Keywords: Aboriginal; foster care; Canada; spirituality

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