By Shari Narine  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second First Nations’ children’s act has been implemented in Alberta. On Tuesday, April 11, the three northern nations of Loon River, Lubicon and Peerless Trout (collectively referred to as the Founding First Nations) signed a coordination agreement with Canada and Alberta that brought into force Awa?ak Wiyasiwewin (Children’s Law). It marked the first trilateral agreement on this initiative in the province. Awa?ak Wiyasiwewin gives the Founding First Nations control of and jurisdiction over the delivery of their child and family services. “The current child welfare system just wasn’t designed for the First Nations peoples, and it has caused too many children to be removed from their homes, their families, their communities, their culture for far too long,” said Chief Gilbert Okemow of

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