Posts Tagged ‘Indigenous women’
Towards Reconciliation: A tipsheet for working supportively with Indigenous clients
Becoming fully competent in working in the spirit of reconciliation is a process. This tip sheet is intended to provide you with ideas to think about and for you, your colleagues and your organization to work towards over time. Community 1) I know something about the territory and Indigenous communities where I work and live,…
Read moreWhy do so few Indigenous women engage with the family law system?
At the 2019 Annual Gathering of Family Court Support Workers, Indigenous lawyers and leaders, Jeffery Hewitt and Bev Jacobs, discussed “Reconciliation and Indigenous Voices in our Work”. During this session, Jeffery made the point that FCSWs likely don’t see a lot of Indigenous women in the course of their work. We heard from workers wanting…
Read moreThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Recommendations and Violence Against Women
I. Introduction This paper offers a brief discussion of the implications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations on violence against women, with an emphasis on family law services and law reform. I begin with a review of the background on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; the report and recommendations. I then discuss the unique…
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