Attean Esther Altvater, Burns Penthea, Proulx Martha, Bissonette-Lewey Jamie, Williams Jill, Deserly Kathy
University of Southern Maine, USA.
Child Welfare. 2012;91(3):15-30.
Maine state child welfare staff understand the Indian Child Welfare Act requirements, yet their knowledge of Wabanaki history is limited because it has excluded the voices of the Wabanaki people. A group of Native people and state representatives are creating a truth and reconciliation commission process in Maine, designed to reckon with this history as a way of improving the child welfare system and promoting healing for Wabanaki children and families.
缅因州儿童福利工作人员了解《印第安儿童福利法》的要求，但他们对瓦巴纳基历史的了解有限，因为这段历史一直没有纳入瓦巴纳基人的声音。一群原住民和州代表正在缅因州开展真相与和解委员会进程，旨在正视这段历史，以此改善儿童福利系统，并促进瓦巴纳基儿童及其家庭的疗愈。
