By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold Bill C-92 and ensure First Nations’ direct involvement in the care of the communities’ young people was met with approval and optimism from local community groups late last week. The decision paves the way for Canada to continue to recognize First Nations’ jurisdictional rights to self-govern their child and family services without conflict with provincial law, as promised in the original Jordan’s Principle class-action settlement. In the past, Indigenous children who were removed from their homes for safety reasons were often placed in non-Native homes where they were often subjected to physical abuse and, at times, worse. With this ruling, the Supreme Court said once and for all that First Nations family-services…
