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Difference between revisions of "Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People)"
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** the nature and strength of their relationship with their parents, care providers, or extended family, and | ** the nature and strength of their relationship with their parents, care providers, or extended family, and | ||
** the importance to the child of preserving their cultural identity and connections to the language and territory | ** the importance to the child of preserving their cultural identity and connections to the language and territory | ||
The Federal Act also sets out the priority for placement of Indigenous children if necessary in the following order: | |||
* One of the child’s parents. | |||
* Another adult member of the child’s family. | |||
* An adult from the same Indigenous community. | |||
* An adult from another Indigenous group. | |||
* Finally, any other adult. | |||
