Talk:Indigenous Families

Hi JP

I have made some substantive changes here to make things simpler for the reader.

1. In the introduction, I just refer to the Indian Act, rather than talking about the federal government's exclusive jurisdiction etc etc.

2. In the information about paying child support, I changed the first couple of sentences to make it more simple.

3. Language: I use Aboriginal (capitalized) in the standard way (to include "Indians" Inuit and Metis) - but use First Nations rather than "Indians." I refer to "heritage" rather than "roots." I do not use "native."

4. Where the text recommends that readers get the "advice of a family law lawyer, I have added "who has expertise in Aboriginal law." (If a reader needs help with on- and off-reserve issues and was phoning Lawyer Referral, it would be helpful. . .) See what you think.