(HE) The Inuit Experience with Child Welfare - Kirsten Dawn Ombao

There is about 60 000 Inuit people who are living in Canada. Some of them live in Inuit Nunangat which is a traditional homeland. It consists of four regions: Nunatsiavut in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavik in Northern Quebec, Nunavut Territory, and Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories. These regions are not fully autonomous self-governing entities. The Inuit communities work by municipal and legislative models. These regions have difficulty in providing services like the challenge of developing child welfare services that are culturally appropriate. As you may or may not know yet…