TY - BOOK ED - Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group TI - Aboriginal Children in Care: report to Canada's Premiers PY - 2015/// KW - Child welfare KW - Canada KW - First Nations KW - Government policy N1 - "July 2015." N2 - Aboriginal children are over-represented in child welfare systems across Canada. In August 2014, Canada’s Premiers directed provinces and territories (PTs) to work with Aboriginal communities in their respective jurisdictions to share information on local solutions; and acknowledged the need for governments and Aboriginal communities to work collectively to address this Canada-wide problem. Although Premiers also requested that the federal government be engaged in this work, neither the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, nor the Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada responded to invitations to participate UR - http://www.canadaspremiers.ca/phocadownload/publications/aboriginal_children_in_care_report_july2015.pdf?utm_source=E-News+Contacts&utm_campaign=51327af98b-BCACCS+E-News+for+July+21%2C+2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bdd35ef3a-51327af98b-70582881 ER -