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Chief Cadmus Delorme not seeking another term as Chief of Cowessess First Nation

Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme will not be seeking another term as Chief, he said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

Cowessess building its own child welfare program

The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is building its own child welfare program in an effort to keep Indigenous children out of the traditional foster care system.

Cowessess building its own child welfare program

The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is building its own child welfare program in an effort to keep Indigenous children out of the traditional foster care system.

How Indigenous people are rebuilding child welfare to lift up the whole family

Cowessess First Nation is working to change a system that critics say has notoriously harmed Indigenous children and families, first with residential schools, then with the Sixties Scoop and ongoing through child and family services and foster care.

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Cowessess Chief Delorme reflects on year of grief and prosperity

Chief Cadmus Delomore described to CTV News the complexity of moving through a year full of pain, anger and new beginnings.

Federal party leaders' visits 'well received' in Cowessess First Nation

Cowessess First Nation reclaims jurisdiction over child welfare with visit from PM Trudeau

“Today is a historical day,” said Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme. “This is where Indigenous people, as rights holders, can create their own laws in a true co-relationship [with the Crown], as treaty was meant to be.” Trudeau, Delorme and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe were in attendance to finalize the coordination agreement, titled the Miyo Pimatisowin Act. “This is a step along the journey, one that was identified by Indigenous communities, I think rightly, as being a priority — making sure we recognize the harm done to children in residential schools, the harm done through child and family services, the removal of Indigenous kids who are overrepresented in care,” said Trudeau.

Cowessess takes control over child welfare

Cowessess takes control over child welfare It’s the first of its kind in Canada, as a Saskatchewan First Nation gains control over child welfare. The Cowessess First Nation signed two agreements with the federal and provincial governments Tuesday, giving it authority regarding children-in-care. “Today we give birth to a new horizon,” said Chief Cadmus Delrome. “Today is a historical day, because we never gave up our sovereignty to our children.” In 2020, Cowessess ratified its own legislation, to not only defining the parameters of child welfare programing, but the creation of the Chief Red Bear Children’s Lodge. This follows the federal government passing legislation in 2019 aimed a reducing the number of Indigenous children in state care, but also allowing communities to create their own systems.