Engaging Indigenous Families and Communities
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Title: Engaging Indigenous Families and Communities
Author: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Publisher: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Ages: Adults in Child welfare positions
This episode shares insight from the National Native Children's Trauma Center(opens in new window) (NNCTC) for those caseworkers and agencies that are working or will work with indigenous communities to support children and families. Recognizing how Tribal communities approach child-rearing, community and family structures, justice, and law enforcement—and how those approaches may differ from what caseworkers may view as healthy—is important to developing trusting and supportive relationships.
What our Vetting Team has to say:
“I like the perspective that they put you in from the beginning as a traveler and observing communities functioning differently from your own, and aiming to see indigenous cultures the same way rather than having them conform as they have in the past. It discusses the number of different tribes and how they differ vastly, so having one way to interact with indigenous peoples can cause struggles and cultural incompetence if we're not careful. I like that it puts the responsibility on the listener to research before interacting with a new tribe rather than putting that on the tribe. It also discusses how this care has not been taken historically and how it has been harmful. The stories were so helpful to really connect to these points”.
