Siem Smun'eem - Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network

Dr. Jeannine Carriere, Steering Committee Member
Dr. Sandrina De Finney, Research Advisor & Executive Committee Member
Jacquie Green, MPA, Project Manager
Shelly Johnson, MSW, Research Advisor & Executive Committee Member
Shanne McCaffrey, MA , Child and Youth Care, Steering Committee Member
Onowa McIvor, MA, Child and Youth Care & PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, UBC, Steering Committee Member
Dr. Cathy Richardson, Steering Committee Member
Robina Thomas, MSW, Steering Committee Member

Articles about the Network

de Finney, S., Green, J., & Brown, L. (2009). Towards Transformational Research for and with Indigenous Communities: The new British Columbia Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Volume 4, Number 2, 2009, pp161-164.

Find link to article through First Peoples Child & Family Review here

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Carriere, Jeannine

Carriere, J. (2010). Ed. Aski Awasis: Children of the Earth- First Peoples Speaking on Adoption. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J. (2010). Maintaining Identities: The Soul Work of Adoption. In (Ed)
Carriere, J. Aski Awasis: Children of the Earth- First Peoples Speaking on
Adoption. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J. (2010). YTSA Families: Their Experiences and Recommendations. In (Ed) Carriere, J. Aski Awasis: Children of the Earth-First Peoples Speaking on Adoption.Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J. (2010). The Circle of Connectedness for Aboriginal Children. In (Ed)
Carriere, J. Aski Awasis: Children of the Earth-First Peoples Speaking on Adoption. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J. (2010). Community and Culture: The Heart of the YTSA Open and Custom Adoption Program. In (Ed.). Aski Awasis: Children of the Earth-First
Peoples Speaking on Adoption. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J., Richardson, C. (2009). A Drop of Longing: Attachment Theory, the Indian Act and Indigneous Children in Canada. In Passion for Action. Regina: Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. In press.

See abstract for above article here.

Strega, S., Carriere, J. (Eds) (2009). Walking this Path Together: Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J., Sinclair, R. (2009). Considerations for Cultural Planning in Aboriginal Adoptions. In Strega S, Carriere, J. (Eds), Walking this Path Together.Anti-Oppresive Child Welfare. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Bastien, B., Carriere, J. Strega, S. (2009). Treatment vs. Healing: Substance Use and Aboriginal Families Involved in Child Welfare. In Strega, S., Carriere, J. (Eds), Walking This Path Together: Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Strega, S., Carriere, J. (2009). Introduction. In Strega, S., Carriere, J. (Eds), Walking This Path Together, Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare.Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.

Carriere, J. (2008). Indigenous Women, Adoption and Connection to Womanhood. In J. AlterNative. New Zealand. 4(1). In press.

Carriere, J. (2008). Maintaining Identities: The Soul Work of Adoption and Aboriginal Children. In J. Pimatisiwin, A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health. Spring, 2008. 6(1).

See abstract for above article here
Link to full article here

Carriere, J. (2007). Maintaining Identities in First Nation Adoption. First Peoples Child and Family Review. January 2007. 3(1). 46-64.

Carriere, J., Scarth, S. (2007). Aboriginal Children Maintaining Connections. In Brown, I., Chaze. F., Fuchs, D., Lafrance, J., McKay, S., & Thomas Prokop, S. (Eds.), Putting a human face on child welfare: Voices from the prairies. (pp. 203-221). Regina: Prairie Child Welfare Consortium.

Carriere, Jeannine (2007). Promising practice for maintaining identities in First Nation adoption. First Peoples Child & Family Review. Vol. 3 pp 46 – 64,

See abstract for above article here

Carriere, J. (2005). Connectedness and Health for First Nation Adoptees. Paediatrics and Child Health. November, 2005. 10 (9). 545-548.

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De Finney, Sandrina

*please note: we are in the process of updating Dr. De Finney's publications list.

De Finney, S. (2007). NONG SILA: Working from Community Knowledge: Developing Aboriginal Adoption Strategies.

See abstract for above report here
Report available from Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services

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Green, Jacquie

Green, J. (2008). Decolonizing social work practice through Oolichan fishing. In R. Sinclair and G. Bruyere (Eds.), Indigenous Social Work in Canada: Perspectives, Practice, Futures. Fernwood Press. (in press).

Thomas, R. & Green, J. (2008). Indigenous Children in the Centre: Indigenous perspectives on anti- oppressive child welfare perspectives. In Strega, S. & Carrier, J. (Eds), Walking this Path Together: Anti-oppressive practice in child welfare. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

Green, J., Ormiston, T., Thomas, R. & Richardson, C. (2008). Indigenous Specializations: Dreams, Development, Delivery and vision (School of Social Work, University of Victoria in Canada) Peer Reviewed Paper and Presentation at World Indigenous Peoples Conference for Education (WIPCE) December, 2008

Green, J., Kovach, M., Montgomery, H., Thomas, R., and Brown, L. (2007). Witnessing wild woman: Resistance and resilience in Aboriginal child welfare. In Foster, L., & Wharf, B. (Eds.), People, Politics and Child Welfare in B.C. UBC Press: Vancouver.

See abstract for above article here
Link to publisher for book here

Green, J. (2007). Reclaiming Haisla Ways: remembering oolichan fishing. Canadian Journal of Native Education. (in press)

Dumbrill, G. C. & Green, J. (2007). Indigenous Knowledge in the Social Work Academy. Social Work Education, The International Journal.

Dumbrill, G. C., & Rice-Green, J. (2007). Including Indigenous knowledge in web-based learning. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 25. The Haworth Press Inc.

Thomas, R. and Green, J. (2007). A way of life: Indigenous perspectives on anti oppressive living. First Peoples Child & Family Review. A journal on Innovation and Best Practices in Aboriginal Child Welfare Administration, Research, Policy & Practice. 3(1). 91 – 104.

See abstract for above articel here
See link to full article here

Rice-Green, J., & Dumbrill, G. C. (2005). A child welfare course for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students: Pedagogical and technical challenges. Journal of Technology in Human Services. 23. The Haworth Press, Inc.

See abstract for above article here

Green, J. and Thomas, R. (2005). Learning through our children, healing for our children: Best practice in First Nations communities. In Lena Dominelli (Ed), Communities in a Globalising World: Theory and Practice for Community Empowerment. UK: Ashgate Publishing.

Green, J. (2003). Indigenous peoples and social work – As our journey in perspectives comes to a close… We can reflect upon our experience and what now awaits us. British Columbia Association of Social Workers Perspectives 2003: First Nations Edition, 25 (2).

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Johnson, Shelly

Johnson, S. (Forthcoming 2010). Wrap a star blanket around each one.
Learning from the educational experiences of Indigenous former youth-in-care on Coast Salish territory. In K. Kufeldt & B. McKenzie (Eds.). Child welfare: Connecting
research, policy and practice. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier Press.

Johnson, S. (Forthcoming 2010). [Review of the book Wicihitowin: Aboriginal social work in Canada]. BC Studies: The British Columbia Quarterly,

Johnson, S. (2009/10, Winter) [Review of the book Where the pavement ends: Canada’s Aboriginal recovery movement and the urgent need for reconciliation]. BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, 164, 136-137.

Johnson, S. (March 19, 2010). Foster parent practicum project: One foster parent, an international audience and a microphone. Introduction to Fostering Students: TRU Foster Parent Practicum Project Proposal

Walton, P., Hamilton, K., Arnouse, M. & Johnson, S. (January 21, 2010). Why do Aboriginal students stay or leave Thompson Rivers University? Research paper
submitted to TRU Aboriginal Education Division.

Johnson, S. (2009, September). Creating ‘Angel Streets’ across Canada: In memory of the women who have lost their lives to domestic violence. Perspectives, 31(2), 8-9.

Johnson, S. (2009, August 8). Aboriginal Back-to-School Survey. Final Report. Victoria, BC.

Johnson, S. (2008). Indigenous child welfare: Learning to historicize, politicize and strategize. Perspectives, 30 (1), 4, 5, 7.

Johnson, S. (2008). Editorial: Taking action to make a different future for our children. Perspectives, 30 (1), 9.

Johnson, S. (2008). Learning over thunder and lightning: Shouldn’t children in care have the right to an education? Perspectives, 30 (1), 18-19.

Johnson, S. (2008). Celebrating Social Work Week in the Traditional Territory of the
Secwepemc Peoples Canadian Association of Social Workers
http://www.casw-acts.ca/celebrating/nswm09/nswm09_e.html

Johnson, S. (2000). Reclaiming their places: Seven women Chiefs of Northern BC. Unpublished Master of Social Work thesis. Prince George, BC: University of Northern BC.

See attached thesis here.

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McCaffrey, Shanne

McCaffrey, S. (2010) Kookum Knew...Exploring Historical Contexts: Aboriginal People, the Justice System, and Child Welfare. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 1(3/4), pp. 340-347.

See abstract for above article here

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McIvor, Onowa

McIvor, O. & Napoleon, A. (2009). Language and culture as protective factors for at-risk communities. Journal of Aboriginal Health, 5(1), pp. 6-25.

McIvor, O. (2009). Strategies for Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance. Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development, pp. 1-12. London, ON:Canadian Language and Literary Research Network.

McIvor, O. (2005). The contribution of Indigenous heritage language immersion programs to healthy early childhood development. Research Connections Canada: Supporting Children and Families, Vol. 12, pp. 5-20. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Child Care Federation.

McIvor, O. (2004). Preserving Indigenous language use through early childhood care and development programs. The Early Childhood Educator: The Journal of Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia, pp. 17-18.

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Richardson, Cathy

Richardson, C. (in press). From Audacity to Aplomb: Understanding Métis Families. In (details to follow).

Richardson, C. (2009; in press). Understanding the Métis. [working title] In R. Sinclair, M. Hart, & G. Bruyere (Eds.), Indigenous Social Work in Canada: Practices and Perspectives. Winnipeg, MB: Fernwood.

Carriere, J. & Richardson, C. (2009). From Longing to Belonging: An Indigenous Critique of Applying Attachment Theory to Work With Indigenous Families. In S. McKay, D. Fuchs, & I. Brown (Eds.), Passion for Action in Child and Family Services. Regina, SK: Canadian Plains Press.

Richardson, C. (2008). Métis Experiences of Social Work Practice. In S. Strega & J. Carriere (Eds.), Walking This Path Together: Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice. Winnipeg, MB: Fernwood.

Richardson, C., & Wade, A. (2008). Taking Resistance Seriously: A Response-Based Approach to Social Work in Cases of Violence Against Indigenous Women. In S. Strega & J. Carriere (Eds.), Walking This Path Together: Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice. Winnipeg, MB: Fernwood.

Richardson, C. (2008). A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures: Working With Aboriginal Women Who Have Experienced Violence. In Lynda R. Ross (Ed.), Feminist Counselling: Theories, Issues and Practice. Toronto: Women’s Press.

Richardson, C., & Nelson, B. (2007). A Change of Residence: From Residential Schools to Foster Homes as Sites of Aboriginal Cultural Assimilation. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, 3(2).

Richardson, C. (2006). Métis Tactical Resistance to Colonization and Oppression. Variegations, 2: 56–71.

Richardson, C. (2005). Cultural Stories and the Creation of the Self. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 18(1): 55–63.

Richardson, C. (2005, March). Steps to Dignity and Decolonization: Family Group Conferencing in Aboriginal Communities. Restorative Directions, 2(1).

Richardson, C. (2003, Fall). Stories That Map the Way Home. Cultural Reflections, 5, 21–27.

Richardson, C. (2002). Embodying the Oppressor and Oppressed: My Perspective as a Métis Woman. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work: The Question of Forgiveness, 1. 83–84.

Richardson, C., & Seaborn, D. (2002). Working With Métis Children and Their Families. The BC Counsellor, 24(2). 47–51.

Richardson, C., & Cohen-Blanchet, N. (2000). Adult Aboriginal Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 24(2). 169–184.

Richardson, C. (1999). To All Mothers Who Have Lost Children – To All Children Who Have Lost Mothers. In Dulwich Centre Publications (Eds.), Working With the Stories of Women’s Lives, (pp. 167–177). Adelaide, AUS: Dulwich.

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Thomas, Robina

Thomas, R. & Green J. (2009). Indigenous Children in the Centre: Indigenous perspectives on anti-oppressive child welfare practice. In: Strega, S. & Carriere, J. (Eds.). Walking this path together: Anti-oppressive practice in child welfare. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

Thomas, R. (2009). Peoplehood & Xwulmuxw Slhunlheni (Indigenous Women. In J. Corntassel and T. Holm (Eds.), The Power of Peoplehood: Strategies for Regenerating Indigenous Communities. Austin, TX:University of Texas Press.

Thomas, R. (2008). For Kayla. The Journal of Canadian Women’s Studies. 27, (3,4), 208-212.

See abstract for above article here

Thomas, R. & Green, J. (2007). A way of life: Indigenous perspectives on anti- oppressive living. First Peoples Child & Family Review: A Journal on Innovation and Best Practices in Aboriginal Child Welfare Administration, Research, Policy & Practice. 3(1), 91-104.

See abstract for above article here

Green, J. & Thomas, R. (2007). Learning Through Our Children, Healing For Our Children: Best Practice. In: First Nations Communities. In Dominelli, L. (ed.), Communities in a Globalising World: Theory and Practice for Community Empowerment. Ashgate Pub.: U.K.

Green, J., Kovach, K., Montgomery, H., Thomas, R. & Brown, L. (2007). Witnessing Wild Woman: Resistance and Resilience in Aboriginal Child Welfare. In: Foster, L. and Wharf, B. (eds.), Politics, People, and Child Welfare in British Columbia. Vancouver: BC:UBC Press.

Thomas, R. (2005). Honouring the Oral Traditions of my Ancestors through Storytelling. In Brown, L. & Strega, S. (Eds) Research as Resistance: Critical, Indigenous and Anti-Oppressive Approaches. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.

Thomas, R. (2004). Laayksen Mustimuhw and Snuw’uy’ul. Celanen: A Journal of Indigenous Governance. 1(1). Indigenous Governance Program, University of Victoria.

Thomas, R. (2003). Putting Residential Schools Behind Us: Recovering From the Sorrow of a Tragic History. Perspectives: Newsletter of the B.C. Association of Social Workers 25 (2).

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