对于汉尔顿原住民权益倡导者乔迪·哈伯而言，在安大略省米尔顿市持续数月的谋杀案审判，揭示了“安大略省原住民儿童福利领域持续存在的危机”。今年七月，两名来自安大略省伯灵顿市的女性因谋杀一名她们试图收养的原住民男孩，以及对其年幼弟弟实施包括殴打在内的犯罪行为，被判处终身监禁。
For Halton Indigenous advocate Jody Harbour, a months-long murder trial in Milton, Ont., shone a light on "the continuing crisis of Indigenous child welfare in Ontario." In July, two Burlington, Ont., women were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an Indigenous boy they were trying to adopt, and for crimes against his younger brother, including assault.
多位观察人士指出，此次审判引发了人们对儿童保护体系的担忧，并凸显了亟需立即解决的系统性问题，包括减少受监护的原住民儿童数量，以及与原住民团体和家庭更紧密地合作，以建立适当的照护机制。
Multiple observers have said the trial raised concerns about the child protection system and showcased systemic issues that need to be addressed immediately, including reducing the number of Indigenous children in care and working more closely with Indigenous groups and families to establish appropriate care.
在七月的量刑环节及审判过程中的其他节点，原住民社区成员前往安大略省米尔顿市，为男孩的家人作证并提供支持。其中包括哈伯，她是安大略省奥克维尔市原住民组织“祖母之声”的联合创始人。
At the July sentencing and other points during the trial, Indigenous community members came to Milton, Ont., to bear witness and support the boys' family. That included Harbour, co-founder of Oakville, Ont., Indigenous organization Grandmother's Voice.
在“国家真相与和解日”前夕，哈伯在接受加拿大广播公司汉尔顿分部采访时表示，自量刑以来，她花费数小时浏览那些声称自己曾遭受儿童福利体系伤害的人所留下的评论和留言。
Speaking to CBC Hamilton before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Harbour said that since the sentencing, she's spent hours scrolling through comments and messages written by people who say they've been harmed by the child welfare system.
对她而言，此案凸显了儿童援助机构工作人员需要理解“原住民认知方式”的必要性。她说：“一线响应人员、支持工作者，以及身处基层的人员，[需要]理解‘为原住民儿童提供支持’究竟意味着什么。”
For her, the case highlighted a need for people at children's aid societies to understand "Indigenous ways of knowing." "Front-line responders, support workers, the people on the ground [need to] understand what it means to show up for an Indigenous child," she said.
在安大略省米尔顿市进行的这场持续数月的审判中，法庭获悉，年长的男孩L.L.于2022年12月21日死亡。当时，他在家庭住宅的地下室卧室中被发现，已失去意识且极度消瘦。高等法院法官克莱顿·康兰于五月裁定，其拟议收养父母布兰迪·库尼和贝基·汉伯犯有谋杀罪。
The months-long trial in Milton, Ont., heard the older boy, L.L., died on Dec. 21, 2022, after he was found unresponsive and emaciated in the basement bedroom of the family home. Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan convicted his prospective adoptive parents Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber of his murder in May. L.L. and his younger brother, J.L., entered the child protection system when the older boy was a toddler due to concerns over their home environment that weren't detailed during the trial.
L.L.和他的弟弟J.L.在哥哥还蹒跚学步时就进入了儿童保护系统，原因是有人对其家庭环境感到担忧，但庭审期间并未详细说明这些担忧的具体内容。由于标准的身份出版禁令，CBC使用姓名首字母来指代这两名男孩。
CBC is referring to the boys using initials due to a standard publication ban on their identities. L.L. and J.L. were moved from Ottawa to live with Cooney and Hamber in Burlington in 2017, but remained wards of the Ottawa Children's Aid Society (CAS).
2017年，L.L.和J.L.从渥太华搬到伯灵顿，与库尼和汉伯一起生活，但他们仍然是渥太华儿童援助协会（CAS）的受监护儿童。哈尔顿CAS负责对这个家庭进行日常监督。
The Halton CAS was in charge of supervising the family on a daily basis. The trial heard Halton CAS received many reports from people concerned about how Hamber and Cooney were treating the boys, yet workers never did unannounced home visits, nor did they interview the boys without Cooney or Hamber present, as is required.
庭审获悉，哈尔顿CAS收到了许多人的报告，他们对汉伯和库尼对待两个男孩的方式感到担忧，然而工作人员从未进行过突击家访，也从未按要求在库尼或汉伯不在场的情况下与两个男孩进行面谈。
Both CAS agencies previously told CBC they completed reviews for the Cooney-Hamber case and made changes after L.L. died.
两家CAS机构此前均告诉CBC，他们已完成对库尼-汉伯案件的审查，并在L.L.去世后做出了改变。他们没有透露这些改变的具体内容。
They haven’t shared specifics about those changes. Halton CAS says it continues to 'engage' Indigenous communities CBC Hamilton asked Halton CAS to confirm whether it has met or continues to meet with local Indigenous groups and community members about issues raised during that trial.
哈尔顿CAS表示其继续与原住民社区“保持接触”。CBC汉密尔顿分社要求哈尔顿CAS确认，该机构是否已就庭审期间提出的问题与当地原住民团体和社区成员进行了会面或仍在继续会面。CBC还要求该机构就其采取的任何具体措施发表评论，说明如何帮助其工作人员在日常工作中更好地支持原住民家庭和儿童。
CBC also asked the agency to comment on any specific steps it has taken to help its staff better support Indigenous families and children in their day-to-day work. In an email, an agency spokesperson who did not provide their name said Halton CAS has "a long-standing commitment and practice of working in partnership with communities, partner organizations and service providers to support the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families." CAS said it "continues to engage with Indigenous community leaders, representatives, and service providers to strengthen partnerships and enhance supports for Indigenous children, youth, and families.
在一封电子邮件中，一位未透露姓名的机构发言人表示，哈尔顿CAS“长期致力于并与社区、合作组织和服务提供者建立伙伴关系，以支持儿童、青少年和家庭的安全与福祉。”CAS表示，它“继续与原住民社区领袖、代表和服务提供者保持接触，以加强伙伴关系并增进对原住民儿童、青少年和家庭的支持。”
"We have also expanded Indigenous-focused training and practice supports for staff, with an emphasis on culturally-responsive, relationship-based, and trauma-informed approaches that inform our day-to-day work," the email said. Harbour identifies as an urban Indigenous person with Cayuga and Ojibwa roots.
“我们还扩大了针对原住民的培训和对员工实践的支持，重点是以文化响应、基于关系和创伤知情的方法，这些方法指导着我们的日常工作，”邮件中写道。
She said the Haudenosaunee grandmothers and Anishinabek elders that guide the work of her organization are passionate about ensuring systems including children's aid societies do the the work they need to keep Indigenous kids safe.
Harbour自我认同为一名拥有卡尤加和奥吉布瓦血统的城市原住民。她说，指导她所在组织工作的豪德诺索尼祖母们和阿尼什纳贝克长老们热切希望确保包括儿童援助会在内的各系统做好必要的工作，以保障原住民儿童的安全。
Since L.L.'s death, Harbour said her organization has been in touch with Halton CAS and other local front-line organizations in order to "make change in [his] name." She said one of those efforts is an ongoing program to provide front-line workers with "cultural trauma training," so they can better support urban Indigenous people.
Harbour说，自L.L.去世以来，她的组织一直与荷顿儿童援助会及其他当地一线组织保持联系，以“以[他]的名义推动变革”。她说其中一项努力是正在进行的项目，为一线工作者提供“文化创伤培训”，以便他们能更好地支持城市原住民。
Harbour said she believes that too often, frontline workers lack the tools they need to do so. She added it's also important for organizations to support any Indigenous workers brought in to educate, so they don't burnout from dealing with trauma.
Harbour说，她认为一线工作者常常缺乏做好这项工作所需的工具。她还补充说，各组织也必须支持被请来从事教育工作的原住民员工，以免他们因处理创伤而身心俱疲。
Making change is “not about pointing fingers because those are human beings that work within CAS," Harbour said. "Reconciliation is saying we want to reconcile.
Harbour说，推动变革“不是要指责任何人，因为那些都是在儿童援助会工作的人”。“和解就是表明我们想要和解。我们想要携手合作。”今年三月，渥太华的原住民儿童权益倡导者辛迪·布莱克斯托克告诉CBC新闻，这起审判让人们认识到有必要落实加拿大真相与和解委员会前五项行动呼吁。根据CBC追踪项目Beyond 94，这些聚焦儿童福利系统的建议没有一项已经完成。
We want to work together." In March, Ottawa-based First Nations child advocate Cindy Blackstock told CBC News the trial brought home the need to implement the first five calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. According to CBC tracker Beyond 94, none of those recommendations focused on the child-welfare system has been completed. Sherry Saevil, a member of Mistawasis First Nation and a Halton resident shared similar thoughts.
谢里·萨维尔是米斯塔瓦西斯原住民族成员，也是荷顿居民，她也有类似的想法。
Saevil was part of the Indigenous collective, Circle of Beads, that came together outside the Halton Children’s Aid Society in 2024 to raise awareness about the case.
萨维尔是原住民团体“珠环”的成员，该团体于2024年在荷顿儿童援助会外聚集，以提高人们对这起案件的关注。
In May, Saevil said she hopes there'll be an overhaul of the child welfare system and an inquest that examines the role of the Children's Aid Society agencies in this case.
今年5月，萨维尔表示，她希望儿童福利体系能够进行全面改革，并举行一次调查，审查儿童援助协会机构在此案中所扮演的角色。真相与和解委员会关于儿童福利的五项建议是：减少寄养的土著儿童数量。实施乔丹原则。颁布儿童福利立法，为土著儿童的拘押和监护案件制定国家标准。为土著家庭制定符合其文化背景的育儿项目。
The five TRC recommendations on child welfare are: Reduce the number of Indigenous children in care. Implement Jordan's Principle. Enact child welfare legislation that establishes national standards for Indigenous child apprehension and custody cases. Develop culturally appropriate parenting programs for Indigenous families.
布莱克斯托克表示，政府需要采取更多行动，进行结构性的重大变革，否则会有更多人死亡。
Blackstock said governments need to do more to make changes that are structural and significant or there will be more deaths.
“付出最大代价的是儿童，”她说，“他们付出的是生命和童年。”
“The biggest price is paid by children," she said, "who pay with their lives and their childhood."