By Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous leaders expressed relief in early February when the Supreme Court of Canada upheld Bill C-92, which affirms First Nations, Metis and Inuit jurisdiction over child welfare. “This is a grand historic moment,” Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations Grand Chief Cody Thomas said in a Feb. 9 statement. “The Supreme Court’s ruling recognizes our inherent right to care for our children with our own cultures, traditions, and languages, and it affirms the principles of reconciliation and our inherent right to lawmaking and self-governance.” Quebec’s provincial government opposed the legislation, which first passed in June 2019, arguing that the federal government overstepped its authority, infringing on provincial jurisdiction. In February 2022, the Quebec Court of Appeal agreed with the government that aspects…
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