Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood

  • Estelle Simard
  • Shannon Blight

Abstract

An innovative approach to providing “care” to Aboriginal child who are making a transition into adulthood embodies the concept of culturally restorative practice. This paper is a literature review on Aboriginal child development for children and youth transitioning from a youth to an adult. This paper contains excerpts from “Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood” published as a social policy paper for Ontario’s Ministry of Child and Youth Services. The paper was a review of the literature of the following: culturally restorative practices, best practices for successful engagement with Aboriginal populations, thematic of Aboriginal development, as well as implications for child and youth services.

Key words: Aboriginal child development; Aboriginal developmental theory.

How to Cite
Simard, E., & Blight, S. (1). Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood. First Peoples Child & Family Review, 6(1), 28-55. Retrieved from https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/104
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