Palmer S, Cooke W
School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Child Welfare. 1996 Nov-Dec;75(6):709-25.
Although First Nations communities in Canada are increasingly taking control of their own child welfare services, their children are still overrepresented in out-of-home care. First Nations children are frequently placed in non-Native environments where they encounter racist attitudes and behaviors. This situation originated in assimilation policies in which governments removed First Nations children from their families, placing them in residential schools, and later, in non-Native foster or adoptive homes. This article suggests ways for social workers and foster carers to combat racism, both individually and by supporting the initiatives of First Nations people to regain control of their own children.
尽管加拿大的原住民社区越来越多地掌控自己的儿童福利服务，但他们的孩子在家庭外照料中的占比仍然过高。原住民儿童经常被安置在非原住民环境中，在那里他们会遭遇种族主义态度和行为。这种情况源于同化政策，在这些政策中，政府将原住民儿童从其家庭中带走，安置在寄宿学校，后来又安置在非原住民寄养或收养家庭。本文提出了社会工作者和寄养照顾者应对种族主义的方法，包括个人层面以及通过支持原住民重新掌控自己孩子的举措。
