There is no question that Indigenous jurisdiction in child welfare could be a positive game changer for Indigenous children, but without significant changes it will likely be nothing more than another empty promise to First Nations children, youth and their families. Montreal, Quebec On that measure, the Canadian government is choosing to fail. She is currently a professor at the McGill University School of Social Work and executive director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada. Thelma Favel, Tina Fontaine’s great aunt, says that “Canada failed Tina at every step,” and she is right. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. The government of Canada is a repeat offender when it comes to discrimination against First Nations children.

This posturing also does something more perverse. cindy.blackstock [at] mcgill.ca (Email) Back to top. She has worked in child welfare and Indigenous children’s rights for 30 years, focusing on ensuring culturally based equity for First Nations children across all public services. She is currently a professor at the McGill University School of Social Work and executive director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada. © Copyright 2020 St. Joseph Communications. Plan du site, Prix d’excellence en publication numérique, Combattre les inégalités pendant la reprise post-pandémie, Combattre une vulnérabilité multiforme pour lutter équitablement contre la pandémie, Vers une économie d’innovation plus inclusive dans l’après-pandémie, Dans les coulisses d’une campagne électorale, Faire face à la crise politique des soins de longue durée au Canada, The long history of discrimination against First Nations children. She is a professor at the School of Social Work at McGill University. Montréal (Québec)

Il est interdit de modifier l’article, mais vous pouvez en citer des extraits. Non-subscribers can read and sort comments but will not be able to engage with them in any way. I knew then that Canada had met its match and, in 2013, the Federal Court agreed, ordering Canada to pay for Jeremy’s care. “We are humbled that she has chosen to accept our offer of an honorary degree and look forward to her address at Convocation.”. Keywords. READ MORE: Alicia Elliott on the spectacular Indigenous renaissance in Canadian arts. Only if we, the people, allow governments to fall into the old pattern of accepting recommendations and then failing to implement them. More than ….

She is currently a professor at the McGill University School of Social Work and executive director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada.

Canada says any harms to victims flowing from its legal wrangling could be mitigated by paying interest on any monies owed to victims. Centre for Research on Children and Families Suite 106, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7 Tel. Audio for this article is not available at this time. The passing of Maurina Beadle this past week evidences the inhumanity of Canada delaying the compensation payouts. And indeed, my first reflex was to be grateful, because when someone gives you something you are supposed to be thankful, right? The author of more than 50 publications, Blackstock has won numerous awards for her work in protecting the rights of First Nations children and is a sought-after speaker.

She has brought issues of injustice and racial discrimination in Canada to the forefront and she continues to work to ensure the government acts on the Human Rights ruling and to redesign Canada’s child welfare system. Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s repeated assertions that he supports compensation, the federal government filed a judicial review to “quash all financial compensation” on Oct. 4, 2019.

Cindy Blackstock OC FRSC is a Canadian-born Gitxsan activist for child welfare and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society is a non-profit organization that works with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of all ages and organizations to ensure First Nations children and young people have the same opportunities as others to grow up safely at home, be healthy, achieve their dreams, celebrate their languages and culture and be proud of who they are. Please attribute the author(s) and mention that the article was originally published by Policy Options magazine. Yet it is so bound up in its colonial ideology that it expects First Nations to be grateful for small measures that relieve some, but not all, of its discriminatory conduct. Demanding that governments provide Indigenous peoples public services free of discrimination is not reconciliation; it is providing First Nations peoples with basic services other people in Canada already enjoy. This column appears in print in the January 2020 issue of Maclean’s magazine with the headline, “No more thanks for injustice.” Subscribe to the monthly print magazine here. Cindy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and currently serves as the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and is a professor at McGill University. She had cared for Jeremy his whole life and planned to do so again, as soon as she was strong enough to hold a water glass. Canada has known inequalities in health care have contributed to poor health outcomes and deaths of First Nations peoples for at least 112 years, and yet has refused to adopt the Spirit Bear Plan to cost out these inequalities in order to inform a comprehensive plan to address them all. We ask that you follow these guidelines.

They even argue that fulfilling the tribunal’s order to just talk to the Assembly of First Nations and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society about a process for the distribution of the compensation would be too much for the government to bear. Cindy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and currently serves as the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and is a professor at McGill University.

She has worked in child welfare and Indigenous children’s rights for 30 years, focusing on ensuring culturally based equity for First Nations children across all public services. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Despite this, Canada has repeatedly chosen to normalize inequality rather than fix the problem. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice.

I'm a print subscriber, link to my account, Avoid the use of toxic and offensive language. Blackstock has spent her career speaking out against the systemic inequalities of services provided to First Nations children, youth and their families and, in the process, become a powerful advocate for Indigenous children in Canada. 2007 - National Collaborating Centre on Aboriginal Health.

Cindy Blackstock knew something was up when officials threatened to cancel a 2009 meeting on aboriginal child welfare if she was in the room. Post-election, Canada’s legal position is unchanged. Full Disclaimer. The tribunal ordered Canada to pay $40,000 to each victim of its discriminatory conduct, dating back to 2006. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter . Also available in French and Mandarin. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community.

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