Includes bibliographical references and index.

The colonization of Aboriginal children and families -- Reforming the Australian and Canadian child welfare systems : sensitization and accommodation -- The promise and risks of Aboriginal self-government over Aboriginal child welfare -- The right to self-government and protecting the vulnerable : balancing rights under Canadian constitutional law -- Indigenous peoples, self-determination and self-government in international law -- Protecting the vulnerable within the framework of self-determination.

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