According to Honouring our Children, Families, and Nation Act, subsection 6 (7):

Priority to Preventative Services

6.7   (a) In the context of providing Child and Family Services in relation to a Child, and to the extent that providing Preventative Services to support the Child’s Family is consistent with the Best Interests of the Child, the provision of those services are to be given paramount consideration before other services and programming.

(b) the Agency shall consider Early Intervention Services as further support for the Child’s Family in order to avoid apprehension.

(c) the Agency will coordinate with other First Nation service providers, such as Peguis Jordan’s Principle, to ensure that there is no duplication of services and to ensure that substantive equality principles are met.

Respect – carried by the Buffalo

The Buffalo gave every part of his being to the Red people. The Red people used the Buffalo for food, tools, homes, clothing and in ceremony. So this give and take between the Buffalo and the Red people is the ultimate development of respect. Respect has to be earned by showing it. Respect yourself, and all living things. Respect everyone’s uniqueness and free will from the biggest to the smallest. 

Treat everyone the way you wish to be treated. We feed the Buffalo apples or berries. The Buffalo carries the medicine Sage.