
ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group 231 Calls for Justice National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.12 The full report can be found here: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.12 12.12 We call upon all child and family services agencies to engage in recruitment efforts to hire and promote Indigenous staff, as well as to promote the intensive and ongoing training of social workers and child welfare staff in the following areas ⢠history of the child welfare system in the oppression and genocide of Indigenous Peoples ⢠anti-racism and anti-bias training ⢠local culture and language training ⢠sexual exploitation and trafficking training to recognize signs and develop specialized responses

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group Support Line 1-844-413-6649 An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.12 12.12 We call upon all child and family services agencies to engage in recruitment efforts to hire and promote Indigenous staff, as well as to promote the intensive and ongoing training of social workers and child welfare staff in the following areas ⢠history of the child welfare system in the oppression and genocide of Indigenous Peoples ⢠anti-racism and anti-bias training ⢠local culture and language training ⢠sexual exploitation and trafficking training to recognize signs and develop specialized responses

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.6 12.6 We call upon all governments and child welfare services to ensure that, in cases where apprehension is not avoidable, child welfare services prioritize and ensure that a family member or members, or a close community member, assumes care of Indigenous children.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.6 THE CAREGIVERS SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORTS EQUAL TO AN AMOUNT THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE PAID TO A FOSTER FAMILY, AND WILL NOT HAVE OTHER GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT OR BENEFITS REMOVED OR REDUCED BY VIRTUE OF RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARING FOR THE CHILD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY THE CASE FOR CHILDREN WHO LOSE THEIR MOTHERS TO VIOLENCE OR TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND ARE LEFT BEHIND, NEEDING FAMILY AND BELONGING TO HEAL.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group 231 Calls for Justice National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.6 The full report can be found here: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.6 12.6 We call upon all governments and child welfare services to ensure that, in cases where apprehension is not avoidable, child welfare services prioritize and ensure that a family member or members, or a close community member, assumes care of Indigenous children.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.6 THE CAREGIVERS SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORTS EQUAL TO AN AMOUNT THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE PAID TO A FOSTER FAMILY, AND WILL NOT HAVE OTHER GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT OR BENEFITS REMOVED OR REDUCED BY VIRTUE OF RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARING FOR THE CHILD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY THE CASE FOR CHILDREN WHO LOSE THEIR MOTHERS TO VIOLENCE OR TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND ARE LEFT BEHIND, NEEDING FAMILY AND BELONGING TO HEAL.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group Support Line 1-844-413-6649 An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group 231 Calls for Justice National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.5 The full report can be found here: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.5 12.5 WE CALL UPON ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED SO THAT FAMILY OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF CHILDREN OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND 2SLGBTQQIA PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF CARING FOR THE CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND. FURTHER, ALL GOVERNMENTS MUST ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SPECIALIZED CARE, SUCH AS GRIEF, LOSS, TRAUMA, AND OTHER REQUIRED SERVICES, FOR CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND WHO ARE IN CARE DUE TO THE MURDER OR DISAPPEARANCE OF THEIR CAREGIVER.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple square in the top right corner with quilted patterned star representing the National Inquiry shared artistic expressions. White box in the middle on the left with text and an arrow pointing up to the right. White line between text and above the website www.mmiwg-ffada.ca and Instagram address @Reconciliation_action_group Support Line 1-844-413-6649 An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ALT Alt text: Light purple background with darker purple on the top three quarters a picture fades in the background and a quilted start overlays the middle representing artistic expressions submitted. Social Workers and Those Implicated in Child Welfare 12.5 12.5 WE CALL UPON ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES TO BE PROVIDED SO THAT FAMILY OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF CHILDREN OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND 2SLGBTQQIA PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF CARING FOR THE CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND. FURTHER, ALL GOVERNMENTS MUST ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SPECIALIZED CARE, SUCH AS GRIEF, LOSS, TRAUMA, AND OTHER REQUIRED SERVICES, FOR CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND WHO ARE IN CARE DUE TO THE MURDER OR DISAPPEARANCE OF THEIR CAREGIVER.














