Six First Nations celebrate Niijaansinaanik Indigenous Child Welfare Designation
PARRY SOUND— A joyous ceremony in Wasausking First Nation marked the official designation of Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services.
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services became a designated Indigenous Child Welfare Agency on April 1, 2021, but […]
Mooz Akinonmaaget Maa Aki Program Launched
An iconic symbol of this region’s wild spaces, the moose is set to become a teaching tool for the Greater Sudbury Police Service.
The police service launched Monday Mooz Akinonmaaget Maa Aki, which means moose who […]
Circle of History made with Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services
“We are now a recognized child welfare authority in the province of Ontario,” says Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services Executive Director Joanne Koehler. “We service six First Nation communities and we service any other Indigenous […]
The province’s 13th Indigenous children’s society will serve local area
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services has been designated as the province’s 13th Indigenous children’s aid society.
The official designation will […]
Province Designates Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services
This official designation will enable Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services (NCFS) to provide culturally-based services and supports to more Indigenous children and families in the Districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound, and as well as […]
Orange Shirt Day aims for education, recognition
The residential school system is not just part of Canada’s past.
It’s also part of the future.
Because the residential school system had such a profound impact on the children who were forced into them, as well […]
Indigenous child welfare agency nears designation
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services expects to complete the five-stage ministerial process to become a designated Indigenous Child Welfare Agency, and be up and running by April, according to the organization’s executive director.
Joanne Koehler said […]
Child welfare at ‘defining moment’ Authority being transferred to Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services
Half of the Indigenous cases managed by the Children’s Aid Society of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound have been transferred to Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services. Read the full article here […]
