Abstract:

In the past decade, there has been a significant shift in several regions of Australia, Canada, the USA, and New Zealand, where Indigenous children's organizations have assumed a greater level of responsibility. The development of Indigenous peoples' human rights activism at both national and international levels, as well as the assertion of their right to self-determination and the global expansion of Indigenous children's organizations, have significantly influenced it.

This reform has received limited attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities so far. The book examines these developments and assesses the impact of law reform on Indigenous child welfare. It explores whether diversifying the approaches to their well-being and welfare, within a cross-cultural post-colonial context, can enhance the lives of Indigenous children. The assessment of legislative frameworks for the provision of child welfare services to Indigenous children focuses on the level of self-determination that these frameworks grant to Indigenous communities.