The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation has publicly chastised the territorial government and Premier Caroline Cochrane, accusing the GNWT of reversing its stance on a homegrown child care law that the IRC passed just over a year ago.

By joining a matter before the Supreme Court, the GNWT is continuing a SA国际影视传媒渃enturies long policy of removing Indigenous children from their families, homes and communities SA国际影视传媒� denying them their culture, and basic human right,SA国际影视传媒� the IRC stated in a full-page ad in the Dec. 7 edition of Yellowknifer.

The IRCSA国际影视传媒檚 law seeks to provide groundwork to enhance supports for Inuvialuit families to reduce the needs for intervention. It also requires all federal, territorial and provincial governments to meet standards when providing child and family services to Inuvialuit children and their families. It effectively involves the IRC in any and all child welfare cases involving Inuvialuit children.

CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Supreme Court is hearing a challenge by the Quebec government this week on the federal governmentSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒楢n Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis Children, Youth and Families,SA国际影视传媒� and the GNWT is joining Quebec as an intervener, alongside British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. The results could have bearing the Inuvialuit Regional CorporationSA国际影视传媒檚 first child welfare law.

A hearing on the conflict between the GNWT and the IRC has not yet been scheduled on the SA国际影视传媒檚 website.

However, the Quebec challenge of the federal legislation may disrupt the , which provides the legal basis for Indigenous governments to write and enforce their own child welfare laws.