Our Children Our Way

Welcome to the Indigenous Child and Family Services Directors Our Children Our Way Society.

We represent the 24 Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies in British Columbia. We work to ensure that the best interests of Indigenous children are being met. We advocate for systemic changes to policy, practice, legislation and funding. We address issues that have a province-wide impact, with a view to providing a collective, First Nations voice.

In 2023, historic changes in Indigenous child welfare are underway

Our Nations are creating and breathing life into their own child & family laws. Indigenous rights are now enshrined in provincial legislation. The Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations negotiated a final settlement to end Canada’s discrimination against First Nations children. We are building better futures for our children, grounded in our own ways and in our Nations’ inherent rights.

Recent News

FNLC and Our Children Our Way Society acknowledge National Child Day – a day to celebrate and uphold the rights of all children!

(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) / Vancouver, B.C.) – On November 20th, the First Nations Leadership …

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Our Children Our Way Society welcomes the Representative for Children & Youth’s follow-up report on services for children and youth with disabilities

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Territory The Our Children Our Way Society welcomes the Representative for Children & Youth’s follow-up report …

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Our Children Our Way Society welcomes Federal Court decision

The Our Children Our Way Society welcomes the Federal Court decision to approve the Final Settlement Agreement on Compensation for First Nations children …

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Indigenous jurisdiction

For millennia, Indigenous Peoples have governed our Nations and overseen the welfare of our children and families. The Canadian legal system has acknowledged that Indigenous governments have the authority to exercise jurisdiction.

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