1994
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Government of the Northwest Territories
Inuit recognize custom adoption as an essential practice. In custom adoptions, birth parents give consent to other family members, extended family, close friends, or community members to adopt their child and they generally maintain a role in the child’s life after adoption. This legislation allows custom adoptions to be easily recognized through a relatively simple application process.
Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. (1994). Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act. Government of the Northwest Territories.
January 2024
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