Largest First Nation in B.C. votes to take authority over child and family services for its members
The Cowichan Tribes, the largest First Nation in British Columbia, has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its residents.
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![Chief Negotiator Robert Morales of the Cowichan Tribes, far right, and Chief Lydia Hwitsum of the Cowichan Tribes, third right, stand with other British Columbia native chiefs from the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group before presenting their case at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding 300,000 hectares of land the chiefs claim was taken from them by Canada, at the Organization of American States in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2009. A group of people wearing Indigenous regalia are pictured from the side.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7040687.1701035393!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/canada-native-chiefs.jpg)
The Cowichan Tribes, the largest First Nation in British Columbia, has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its residents.