NCCC: Decision Making Within the Fences - A Review of Canada’s Approach

Decision-Making Within the Fences: A Review of Canada’s Approach to Jordan’s Principle, FNCFS and Jurisdiction Funding The National Children’s Chiefs Commission (NCCC) latest webinar for First Nations leadership, communities, and service providers on October 22 featured presenters from the NCCC and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. The panel explored Canada’s current approaches to Jordan’s Principle, First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS), and Coordination Agreements, examining the conditions being imposed on First Nations’ decision-making and the implications for First Nations jurisdiction and self-determination. Speakers included: • Dr. Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society • Shadelle Chambers, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Yukon/BC  • Victor Linklater and Kayla Viau, Taykwa Tagamou First Nation, Northern Ontario For further information, contact: Chief Pauline Frost, Chair, National Children’s Chiefs Commission pauline.frost@vgfn.ca nccc@ourchildrenourway.ca National Children’s Chiefs Commission https://www.nationalchildrenschiefsco... National Children’s Chiefs Commission is hosted by the Our Children Our Way Society Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Territory 200-100 Park Royal S., West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2 https://ourchildrenourway.ca/ Secretariat@OurChildrenOurWay.ca