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Aboriginal child welfare, self-government and the rights of indigenous children : protecting the vulnerable under international law / Sonia Harris-Short.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Farnham : Ashgate, 2012.Description: 320 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781409419549 (hbk.) :
  • 9781409419556 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 344.0327089 HAR
  • 344.03/27089 23
LOC classification:
  • K3247
Contents:
The colonization of Aboriginal children and families -- Reforming the Australian and Canadian child welfare systems : sensitization and accommodation -- The promise and risks of Aboriginal self-government over Aboriginal child welfare -- The right to self-government and protecting the vulnerable : balancing rights under Canadian constitutional law -- Indigenous peoples, self-determination and self-government in international law -- Protecting the vulnerable within the framework of self-determination.
Summary: This volume addresses the contentious and topical issue of aboriginal self-government over child welfare. It focuses on Canada and Australia to examine the fundamental changes in the design, management and delivery of child welfare and protection services within aboriginal communities.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 344.0327089 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217356

Includes bibliographical references.

The colonization of Aboriginal children and families -- Reforming the Australian and Canadian child welfare systems : sensitization and accommodation -- The promise and risks of Aboriginal self-government over Aboriginal child welfare -- The right to self-government and protecting the vulnerable : balancing rights under Canadian constitutional law -- Indigenous peoples, self-determination and self-government in international law -- Protecting the vulnerable within the framework of self-determination.

This volume addresses the contentious and topical issue of aboriginal self-government over child welfare. It focuses on Canada and Australia to examine the fundamental changes in the design, management and delivery of child welfare and protection services within aboriginal communities.

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