SCC upholds federal law affirming Indigenous self-governance in Indigenous child and family services

By Cristin Schmitz (February 9, 2024, 11:03 AM EST) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has 8-0 upheld a groundbreaking federal law which affirms the self-governance rights and jurisdiction of Indigenous governing bodies to provide child and family services to their communities, and which states that Indigenous child and family services laws prevail in Indigenous communities over any conflicting or inconsistent provincial laws....
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