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• Title:Aski awasis = Children of the earth : First Peoples speaking on adoption / edited by Jeannine Carrière.
  
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• Variant Title:Children of the earth
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Carriere, Jeannine.
  Xwi7xwa Collection
  
• Published/Created:Halifax : Fernwood Pub., ©2010.
  

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  • Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HF C37 A85 2010
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples--Adoption--Impact.
  Indigenous Peoples--Identity.
  Indigenous Peoples--Child welfare.
  
• Library of Congress Subjects:Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency.
  
• Description:125 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9781552663400 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Dedication / Cindy Yellowface
  Foreword / Joey Hamelin
  1. Personal Location and Context / Jeannine Carriere
  Terminology
  Adoption in Context
  Note
  References
  2. Maintaining Identities: The Soul Work of Adoption and Aboriginal Children / Jeannine Carriere
  Loss and Identity
  Identity and Indigenous Children
  Resilience and Indigenous Children
  Notes
  References
  3. Adoption Practices: A First Nation Perspective / Grace Atkinson
  Colonization and Residential Schools
  Native Transracial Adoption
  Racism
  Identity Loss
  Cultural Loss
  Community Loss
  Passing
  Spiritual Loss
  Reconnecting
  Customary Adoption
  Notes
  References
  4. Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency Open Custom Adoption / Deborah Morin
  Open Custom Adoption Program
  Community Profiles
  Practice and Teachings from the Heart
  Open Custom Adoption Program
  Open Custom Adoption Ceremony
  Note
  References
  5. Teachings from the Late Elder Bluestone Yellowface / Darin Keewatin
  Introducing Elder Bluestone
  Epistemology
  Storytelling
  Language
  Protocols
  Ceremony
  Aspects of Traditional Ceremonies
  Power of Ceremony
  Receiving the Ceremony
  Types of Adoption
  First Nation Children Adopted Out
  Identity
  Differences between the Traditional and YTSA's Ceremony
  Notes
  References
  6. YTSA Families: Their Experiences and Recommendations for Practice / Jeannine Carriere
  Family Stories
  Jason's Story (as told by his mom, Jo-Ann)
  Angel's Story (as told by her Derrick, Alicia)
  Interviews
  Themes
  Recommendations for Practice in Customary Adoption
  Racism
  Culture
  Spirituality
  Adult Customary Adoption
  Research
  Recommendations from YTSA Adoptive Families and Youth
  Soul Work: A Resilience-Based Approach within a Circle of Caring
  Circle of Connectedness for Aboriginal Children
  Spiritual Development
  Mental Development
  Emotional Development
  Physical Self
  It Takes a Community
  Conclusion
  Note
  References
  7. Community and Culture: The Heart of the YTSA Open CustomAdoption / Jeannine Carriere
  Reference.