ABORIGINAL SELF-GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL-SERVICES - 1ST NATIONS - PROVINCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

This paper examines recent changes in the locus of control of social welfare services to Indian people using a case study approach; namely child and family services delivered in Northern Manitoba. The authors identify four models of control and find that ambiguity and confusion in roles and relationships are inherent in the Manitoba model. Since this model is replicated in several other provinces this is seen as a national issue. The need for a provincial policy which endorses Indian aspirations for full control is argued, together with active assistance in implementation.