First Nation Social Workers

What is social work in the world of First Nations?
Crisis upon crisis, often manufactured and designed so.
Having the tools, the drive, and the true understanding..
Is not enough. Why?

Because solutions come from a colonial realm, with ideologies that militate against us.

Critical reflection!

This school year in Canada

many First Nation students were met with

horrid news: Funding denied... Rejected...

This is an attack not only on post-secondary students,

but also our future generations of

Language speakers, Knowledge Carriers,

Our very children & youth are still targeted...

Whatever "busy" you are engaged in as a First Nation social worker, know that it impacting lives and communities in a good way!

Love,

First Nation Social Workers!

Hope some valuable stories from First Nation Social Workers are included in the "Truth Telling Project"!

My recent observations in the profession that even a First Nation Social Worker encounters!
"Work smarter, not harder" carries a lot of meaning in a world that honours unhealthy work/life balances. We are the ones who have to make those hard decisions to maintain our careers!

Look forward to reading this!

Court strikes down Indian Act provisions that exclude descendants of those who gave up their status | CBC News The B.C. Supreme Court has given the Canadian government until April 2026 to change the Indian Act to bring it into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms after a successful legal challeng...

B.C. court gives Parliament 10 months
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

😂 Too true, it creates undue hardship that is equal to a human rights violation 😅

Very interesting perspective about the different ways we all can internalize ways-of-life via dependency on a foreign structure. One that is colonial and all engulfing on nations that have their own geniuses, rhetoric, methodology, diplomacy etc prior to this created dependency as described below:

Love this post I found on Facebook:

It is very relevant to what is happening in First Nations in Canada (and other countries/continents).

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Love this!

And your support via following is appreciated!

This is not acceptable.

The legal principle, enforced by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), is not something that should even be on the table for "funding cuts."

Thank you for sharing this!

Government releases important review into the Over-Representation of First Nations People in the ACT Criminal Justice System

www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_governm...

Opinion:
As First Nation Social Workers, these various settlement agreements should become something we, as First Nation Social Workers, become engaged in. These social issues that Canada is "settling on" needs our trauma-informed and client-centred approach.

What is also needed advocacy!

FYI First Nation SW: A Indigenous-led and operated Association of Social Worker in the Maritimes is having a conference with the theme revolving around Justice in October 15-17.

Their registration link can be found on their website: mwasw.com

Great advice to guide our clients with to move forward in a good way!

To continue: Our frontline occupation isn't meant to be easy because it is all about pulling our clients out of the water, before they drown. However, having experience in the background has also given me the opportunity to know what it is like changing systems for prevention. Both are essential!

Dear First Nation Social Workers,

I hope these times of perceived chaos doesn't take away from your self-care.

Now that I have personal frontline experience in my social work practice, I know the importance of taking time for myself. Our work in this capacity has the tendency to be made in crisis

Dear First Nation Social Workers

Let's practice kindness to ourselves in a demanding profession

It is Friday the thirteenth (13th).

Knowing history, and how most things that were once considered good and pure become distorted, what does this day signify truy?

Hello First Nation Social Workers!

I ran across this proverb, and had to share it.

What does it mean to you?

YouTube video by APTN News How one community is reviving language with a viral TikTok puppet | APTN News

A Mi’kmaw community is reviving their language, with the help of weekly classes and TikTok videos starring a puppet that is gaining quite a following.

A totem carving of the ɫáɫa, from the First Voices website.

The híɫzaqvḷa word of the day is ɫáɫa! A boogeyman / cryptid who kidnapped children & put them in a big thorny backpack.

When I was a kid, I was told if I was naughty, he'd feed me my own eyes.
(dang, we really need an edit option, holy)

www.firstvoices.com/hailzaqvla/k...

Also,
#landback

Haida celebrate title agreement with federal government Federal and Haida leaders signed a historic agreement recognizing Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii.

Federal and Haida leaders signed a historic agreement Monday recognizing Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast.

Learn about the injustices faced by off-reserve Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Visit abo-peoples.org/publications to explore our factsheets & research.

Topics of Research:
• Child Welfare and Education
• Economic Development
• MMIWG2S+
• Environmental
• Justice

Appreciate this approach!