| Aboriginal Child | is defined as a child who is registered under the Indian Act and this includes a Mi'kmaw child. |
| Age of Protection | is legally applied to anyone under the age of 19. A child older than 16 and younger than 19 who is in need of protective services may voluntarily enter into agreements with an agency for placement or services. |
| Care | means the physical care and control of a child. |
| Community | as defined by each Band, can include all persons who have a beneficial and meaningful relationship with the child and where the child is a registered member of a Band, includes members of the child’s Band. |
| Guardian ad litem | is an individual appointed by the court to protect the child’s interests and to bring the voice of the child to the court. |
| Kinship Placement | is defined as the placement of a child with a relative of the child or with someone who has an established relationship with the child. |
| Neglect | is defined as the chronic and serious failure to provide the child adequate food, clothing or shelter, adequate supervision, affection or cognitive stimulation, or any other similar failure to provide. |
| Substantial Risk | is defined as a real chance of danger that is apparent on the evidence. |
| Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada | was a Commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. It was created to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of reconciliation in Canada. |
| United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child | is an International Human Rights Convention which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of the child, ratified by Canada on December 12, 1991. |
| Wikɨmanej Kikmanaq Program | is a voluntary Mi’kmaw customary program for helping families involved with child welfare, and the process used reflects Mi'kmaw values, beliefs, traditions, and customs. |
