Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott unveiled a six-point action plan yesterday, ahead of the two-day meeting, which would commit the provinces to "drawing down" jurisdiction. In plain terms, that means the provinces eventually handing over control for child welfare to Indigenous communities. The Progressive Conservative government in that province is pushing ahead with reforms of its own, some of which are concerning to the federal Indigenous ministers. Kinship care, or placing children with family members like grandmothers, are other alternative models Indigenous communities want to explore. Critics also say provincial rules and regulations on child welfare prohibit Indigenous communities from designing their own systems of kinship care and family reunification.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 20:11 UTC