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The Nitsil\u0294in-Qi (Council of Chiefs), together with Mandy Gull-Masty, federal minister of Indigenous Services and Jodie Wickens, B.C.&#8217;s minister of Children and Family Development, announced the signing of an amendment to their coordination agreement, extending it from a one-year to a five-year agreement. \u201cThe child welfare system has never worked for our people. We know how to care for our families and our children. It is deep in our teachings and identity as T\u015dilhqot\u2019in people,&#8221; said Tribal Chief Otis Guichon in a press release, commending their federal and provincial partners. 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