[2] It provides bicultural aboriginal and mainstream child protection and prevention services based upon cultural competence.
Weechi-it-te-win "is an example of First Nations communities reclaiming jurisdiction for their children and safeguarding a cultural heritage shaken by the impacts of colonization, the legacy of the residential schools and intervention by the mainstream child welfare system.
"[6] This mission must be understood in the context of a history of both the systemic use of aboriginal child protection for genocidal purposes and the participation of Anishinaabe communities in mainstream society in Canada.
[11] "Abinoojii naaniigaan" expresses a foundational legal principle[12] in Anishinaabe law: that the total well-being of a child is the central consideration in the care and protection of children.
[13] Ontario child protection laws, developed for non-aboriginal culture and urban circumstances, are not necessarily relevant to or effective in these communities and may result in unintended injury to Anishinaabe children.