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That's a wrap on Season 3 Distorted Path: Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System. We've heard from youth that experienced the system, those who work in it, teachers and decision makers. Kate & Teach close this one out with our own reflections and hopes for the future of the system. Stay tuned for S4! Follow us: @spillingteapod @kate.adams_ @madzbegin www.spillingtea.land hello@spillingtea.ca…

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Is the Table Big Enough? 57:39

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Welcome Jordan, also known as Kate’s law school friend! Today we are getting into the legal side of the child welfare system (don’t worry, you don’t need a law degree to listen). Tune in to hear about Jordan’s experience in Government and the Assembly of First Nations AND why we think it is soooooo sooooooo important to create accessible learning resources like this pod so we can learn about the things that matter - looking at you child welfare system! Dreaming of the day where this system doesn’t exist - for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children! It isn’t working for anyone and we need to go back to traditional knowledge and build up a system that works FOR children.…

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Let's Hear it for the Teachers 1:08:48

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Big welcome to Autumn, a brilliant teacher and Kate’s longtime friend. She’s joining us from Treaty 6 in central Alberta and supports many kids in care in her role as a teacher! Today we’re chatting about different categories of care and how deeply important school is for many kids with unpredictable home lives. We’re also going to get into what meaningful movement looks like for kids and share our own childhood gym challenges - looking at you beep test (like whyyyy). We need to support youth better. We hope that this season encourages everyone listening to get louder about supporting our kids! Thanks for listening!…

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That's None of my Business 52:11

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Put the kettle on and brew a strong cup of tea! Meet the charming and hilarious Keira, born and raised in the beautiful NWT (that’s the Northwest Territories for international listeners). We are looking for all the Dads out there - not really, but it is a common thread! We’re out here thinking about patriarchy and colonialism on a Sunday morning. Join us as we share the struggles tracing our respective family lines and do our very best to source ethical moisturizer brands - seriously, please DM us your recommendations!…

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There's Room for Improvement 52:05

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Put the kettle on and meet Kate’s good friend Charmaine from Baker Lake Nunavut. Heads up, we’re continuing to chat about the child welfare system today. Char generously shares her own experiences navigating foster care and moving between many living situations and communities. We also chat about land claims, post-secondary AND changing up the child welfare system to support families better. Get cozy and join us!…

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You Didn't Ask but We'll Tell You 45:23

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We went LIVE to show our love for VIDEA and their annual Global Solidarity Challenge fundraiser (which you can check out for yourself https://videa.ca/solidarity/ ) We’ll be sharing our VIDEA origin stories and why we love working at and serving on the Board of this organization - tune in to hear a few of our favourite things and of course, as always, there will be plenty of stuff and nonsense with Teacher Madz and Kate!…

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Kate & Madz Have Entered the Villa 37:18

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No chance to miss us! We are back with even more updates in the exciting lives of Kate and Teacher Madz! Law school, reality shows, thoughts on sorority life and learn more about Kate’s mom! We also chat about folks and their caffeinated beverages - what is your drink of choice first thing in the morning?…

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Showing up Smiling 26:59

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Welcome back! Keep the water boiled because this is a great one! Join Teach, Kate & Magdalena Kelly! Magdalena shares with us her story and the power of intergenerational healing through language, reconnection and learning together. Instagram: @spillingteapod @madzbegin @kate.adams_ Website: www.spillingtea.ca hello@spillingtea.land…

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Evolution of the Child Welfare System * Bill C-92 19:32

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Welcome back! Today - it’s just us, no guests! Fair warning, we are not legal scholars or historians and there is SO MUCH information when it comes to the child welfare system. We encourage everyone to keep their learning going beyond this podcast. We’d love to hear what you learn! Today we’re taking a brief look at the timeline of Canada's child welfare timeline starting with residential schools in the 1830s all the way to today’s foster care system. Kate also gets to use her justice degree and share about the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding Bill C92! Note: Bill C92 is an Act respecting First Nations, Metis and Inuit children, youth and families - recognizing Indigenous People’s jurisdiction over child and family services and became law in June 2019. Quebec challenged it claiming Canada overstepped its constitutional authority but (spoiler) in February 2024, the Supreme Court made the decision to uphold Bill C92, citing the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Rights. This is major! Some resources that were helpful to us! https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-sixties-scoop https://ourchildrenourway.ca/indigenous-jurisdiction/timeline-of-key-dates/ https://indiginews.com/news/supreme-court-of-canada-unanimously-affirms-indigenous-jurisdiction-over-child-welfare https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/a-special-edition-of-the-current-for-january-25-2018-1.4503172/the-millennium-scoop-indigenous-youth-say-care-system-repeats-horrors-of-the-past-1.4503179 https://yellowheadinstitute.org/bill-c-92-analysis/ canli.org…

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Building Community for Our Youth 29:07

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Welcome to our first ‘real’ episode of season 3! Real as in we have an actual interview so you don’t have to just listen to us gab. Meet our good friend Jenna and welcome to season 3 - Distorted Path: Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System! ?Ixc’amgilakw /Jenna has done so many cool things but over the past year (happy 1 year Jenna) she’s been working as the Urban Community Engagement Lead at South Island Indigenous Authority, an organization supporting South Island Nations to regain jurisdiction over their child and family services. One of the biggest themes Jenna sees in her work is the importance of involving family and bringing culture back into this work. Jenna loves the work that she does, and recognizes that it’s soooooo important to take care of yourself and support your team members so everyone can keep going. —-------Show notes - you can check out the good work of South Island Indigenous Authority and check out Paddling Together, the report Jenna talks about in the podcast here https://siia.ca/welcome-to-siia-ca/…

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Reconnecting Our Youth 37:40

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Moving right along to episode 3 of season 3! Listen in and join us in welcoming our good friend Brandi! ƛ̓alittli'lakʷ /Brandi has worked as a Cultural Support Worker with Surrounded By Cedar for awhile, supporting youth currently in the child welfare system and those aging out through LOTS of Land-based, cultural and arts-based activities. She has a super skill tracking down relatives - some dating back to the 1600s - to build out family trees for kids in care so they can see how much family they truly have. Brandi wants to see the government returning jurisdiction (with funding) to Indigenous communities so that children can stay in their own communities. We also need to recognize that the child welfare system doesn’t only harm children but it also deeply affects and traumatizes the parents and their whole families too. We need to look at child welfare from a holistic, whole community approach that includes everyone! —--------------- Show Notes Interested in the work that Surrounded By Cedar does? Check out their website and feel free to visit the donate page - https://surroundedbycedar.com/ Follow S3 on IG @spillingteapod @ Kate.adams_ @madzbegin…

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Here’s to a Remarkable start! 14:54

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Season 3: Distorted Path - Indigenous Stories of the Child Welfare System. This season, we are bringing it closer to home and focusing on Canada’s child welfare system. As second generation survivors of the 60s scoop ourselves, we wanted to spend some time sharing stories of folks who have grown up in care or worked in the child welfare system. We know these stories are hard to hear, but it is so important to understand how this system works and recognize the many ways people are resisting and challenging systems of oppression. With this season, we will also be trying something new and bringing together some amazing storytellers so we can have some lighter episodes (where you don’t have to just listen to our voices). Do you have a story or poem you’d like to share? Message us and let us know! Season 3 brought to you and supported by Remarkable Communications! Thanks for the studio space friends!…

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Just Some Ads & Nonsense (Catch up Episode) 44:19

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Did you miss us? We missed you! Season 3 is coming to you very soon (we promise) but FIRST let’s chat and catch up on what Kate and Teacher Madz have been up to! Kate moved out, met the Prime Minister and completed her Masters of Geography. It’s been a chill few months. Teacher moved across the hall, is adjusting to working from home and welcomed a new kitten. Also chill. Hit play to hear about some of our recent adventures and some exciting news in the lead up to Season 3!…

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Well That's a Wrap! 21:13

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And we did it! Thanks everyone for joining us on our journey learning about colonization around the world! We loved hearing what all of our special guests loved about being Indigenous! And while we don’t love that the colonial playbook has been used in so many places, it is so good to hear from friends about the incredible work they are doing in their own communities - we are sooo proud of everyone! It’s a good day to be Indigenous ;) Big, big thank you to Canadian Roots Exchange for funding us so we could make season 2 happen! Stick around for season 3’s theme!! Have any guesses?…

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What Would Sedna Do? 1:01:26

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