Our Children Our Way

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

We support and uphold the voices of 24 Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies in British Columbia who are mandated by their respective Nations to care for their children, ensuring that future generations are nurtured and protected in a way that honours and respects their cultural heritage.

We work to ensure that the best interests of Indigenous children are being met, and 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 2026, historic changes in Indigenous child welfare are underway

Our Nations are creating and breathing life into their own child & family laws, and Indigenous rights are now enshrined in provincial legislation. We are building better futures for our children, grounded in our own ways and in our Nations’ inherent rights.

Who We Are

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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Our Children Our Way

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

In 2026, historic changes in Indigenous child welfare are underway

Recent News

Loving Justice 2026: Restoring Our Laws, Teachings & Ways of Life

Our Children Our Way Society Congratulates Manitoba First Nations on Historic Child Welfare Victory

Debra Foxcroft, O.B.C., Honoured with 2025 Janusz Korczak Medal for Lifelong Advocacy in Children’s Rights

Indigenous jurisdiction