posted April 19, 2010
UNPFII Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous children and youth in detention, custody, adoption and foster care cite Jordan's Principle as best practice and recommend UNPFII get full report on First Nations Child Welfare Tribunal. Read more

posted February 1, 2009
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child releases a General Comment on Indigenous Child Rights on January 30, 2009

General Comment on the Rights of Indigenous Children :
available in six languages here 

This important document provides guidance to States Parties on how to interpret the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for Indigenous children. It was developed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in consultation with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Working Group on Indigenous Child Rights, NGO Group.