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Prosper Canada has created a “lump sum payment toolkit” in anticipation of a significant settlement for First Nations Communities.  It is called the “First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan's Principle” Settlement. Carrie Wong, Learning and Training Senior Manager, joins us to tell us more about the toolkit. Connect with Prosper Canada on X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Our lead story: following Canada's move to negotiate child welfare reform with Ontario First Nations only, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society files a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

Last month the Assembly of First Nations voted down a draft agreement with the federal government on child welfare reform, worth $47.8 billion. Matt Galloway talks to Chief Derek Nepinak, who says his community needed this agreement; and advocate Cindy Blackstock, who says the goal isn't a perfect deal, but a just one.

Last week, the Assembly of First Nations voted to reject a $47.8-billion child welfare deal with the federal government. The agreement would have funded long-term reforms to child welfare for First Nations children on reserve. Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, the AFN National Chief, urged the chiefs to pass the deal so that it would be in place before the next federal election.Dr. Cindy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. She's on the show to talk about how this deal was more than a decade in the making and why she and others say it fell short.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

Our lead story: a three-day Special Chiefs Assembly begins in Calgary to debate whether to accept or reject a $47.8B draft agreement on long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program. . . . . . . . .  Interstitial: ZapSplat.com  

First Nations leaders continue to make arguments for and against accepting a $47.8 billion deal with Canada on long-term reform of the on-reserve child welfare system. The draft final settlement agreement on long-term child welfare reform was initially announced by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak at a chiefs assembly in Montreal this summer. Nation to Nation interviewed three people about the FSA for this week's episode.

“Legislative Reconciliation is Governments using legislative powers for good and not bad. The Indian Act, you might say, was the government using its powers for bad, for a very long time.” -Prof. MetallicProfessor Naiomi Metallic, divides her time between practice and teaching at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law where she holds the Chancellor's Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy. She was part of the legal team that intervened on behalf of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society led by Cindy Blackstock, a longtime advocate for child welfare and Indigenous children's rights. The SCC referenced Prof. Metallic's article, Aboriginal Rights, Legislative Reconciliation and Constitutionalism (dal.ca) , in their Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, and she is this year's winner of the CBA's Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law.Also mentioned in this episode: Supreme Court of Canada - SCC Case Information - Summary - 40619 (scc-csc.ca)Judicial Workbook on Bill C-92 — An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families (dal.ca)Supreme Court of Canada - SCC Case Information - Parties - 39856 (scc-csc.ca)Braiding Legal Orders | McGill-Queen's University Press (mqup.ca)We highly recommend The Path: Canadian Bar Association - Understanding the Truth and Engaging in Reconciliation (cba.org)Reach out to us anytime at podcasts@cba.org

Ontario Science Centre closes instantly (1:42) Guest: Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News How crucial is Monday's federal byelection in Toronto to Justin Trudeau's future? (16:00) Guest: Bruce Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer, Partner, Spark Advocacy Donald Sutherland and his love of the Expos (33:07) Guest: Terry Haig, Canadian journalist, actor and neighbour of Donald Sutherland Do you believe in miracles? The Edmonton Oilers defeat the Florida Panthers to push the Stanley Cup Finals to Game 7 (48:41) Guest: Zach Laing, news director and senior columnist, The Nation Network Indigenous Peoples Day: PM's apology for child welfare policies (1:05:08) Guest: Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family

Our lead story: The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is once again before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, citing a federal failure to process Jordan's Principle claims in a timely manner. 

Additional content warning: This case is about the death of a baby, and there is mention of domestic violence and animal abuse. Please take care when listening.After the disappearance of a baby in Windsor in 1990, lurid headlines on both sides of the Detroit River quickly turned the baby's teen parents into sordid celebrities.The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a shocking crime sensationalized through headlines, how it captured public attention and inspired vigilante justice. It also reveals the stark differences between Canadian and American news coverage that played a pivotal role in the way this crime—and the stories about this crime—played out.To see news clippings and photos from this case, follow Canadian True Crime on Facebook or Instagram.Monthly Donation:Canadian True Crime has donated to the First Nations Child and Family Caring SocietyFull list of resources, information sources and credits:See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EDMONTON, ALBERTAAfter the body of a blonde-haired woman is found in an icy ditch by the side of the road, it proves difficult to get to the bottom of what happened to her - and who was ultimately responsible.The intention of this episode is to shine a light on the inner workings of our criminal justice system in the context of the “open court principle”—which assumes that public confidence in the integrity of the court system and administration of justice is fostered by openness and full publicity.Podcast RecommendationThe Place That Thaws from APTN NewsMonthly DonationCanadian True Crime has donated to the First Nations Child and Family Caring SocietyFull list of resources, information sources and credits:See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth, and Families (Bill C-92), which Parliament passed in 2019, is constitutional and not beyond Parliament's jurisdiction as was claimed by the attorney general of Quebec in an appeal from 2022.  Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution affirms and recognizes Indigenous peoples' right to self-govern. Bill C-92 additionally affirmed that the right to self-govern included “jurisdiction in relation to child and family services,” meaning Indigenous communities have sole authority over the care of their children. Here to break that down is rabble's Jack Layton Journalism for Change fellow Madison Edward-Wright and Naiomi Metallic, who worked as counsel to the intervenor, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. How might this decision impact future fights for Indigenous sovereignty, in regard to Land Back, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples and more?  Naiomi Metallic is from the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation located on the Gaspé Coast of Quebec, known as the Gespegewagi district of Mi'kma'ki. She is an associate professor of law, the chancellor's chair in Aboriginal law and policy, and Aboriginal law certificate coordinator at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Through teaching, writing, and speaking, Metallic outlines the issues facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and how the law can be a tool for reconciliation and improving the lives of Indigenous peoples.  If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

An Ontario chief says the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission did not meet duty to consult on a nuclear waste disposal site. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society says the feds are violating Jordan's Principle. That's on Nation to Nation.

The National Hockey League Players' Association has announced a new program, First Line, meant to support the mental health of NHL players. Shane Silver, Vice-President of Social Enterprise, Mental Health Commission of Canada joins Vassy to breakdown the announcement. On today's show: ·         We play Vassy's full conversation with Iddo Moed, Israel's ambassador to Canada regarding the accusation that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. ·         We play Vassy's full conversation with Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration on the supposed cap surrounding the temporary visa program for Palestinians ·         The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, Kory Teneycke, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and now co-founder and CEO of Rubicon Strategy and Kathleen Monk, Principal Owner of Monk + Associates and former director of communications to Jack Layton. ·         Dr. Cindy Blackstock - Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society on how the human rights tribunal will be told Canada is still failing First Nations kids.

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"When they come in they are broken, they are so broken. That's why we use so much compassion at work and with what we do every day. And we tell them we're proud of them every single day. And that's when they start to regain that hope, is when we tell them 'You're one day sober and I'm proud of you.'" We're thrilled to have Barbara Michel-Ballantyne on the podcast, talking about a successful land based and traditional knowledge treatment program that has helped her First Nations Saskatchewan community overcome a devastating crystal meth addiction epidemic. She is the manager at Camp Hope, the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency where she is Director for the Land Based Crystal Meth Rehab Centre. She has close to twenty years of First Nations Child and Family services experience, focused around mental health, addictions and recovery.  Camp Hope is a Land Based Therapeutic program, a family oriented facility located in a remote area of Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Treaty Six territory in Saskatchewan, that has helped hundreds of families with children to access recovery services. For more on the work of Thunderbird, please visit our website at thunderbirdpf.org  You can find us on social media by searching for ThunderbirdPF  Our theme music is by Courtney Riley, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.  Mino Bimaadiziwin is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions and the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation.

Tribal rights are guaranteed by the US Constitution, but modern court cases – including the Brackeen case currently before the US Supreme Court – are reminders that Indigenous sovereignty and Native lands are still at risk in the United States. And in Canada, Indigenous activists are still fighting back against generations of hardship and forced separation of families.    Ray Suarez is joined by Tammerlin Drummond, creator and host of the “Gold Chains” from the Northern California chapter of the ACLU. Then, Jenn Williams, host of Foreign Policy's show, The Negotiators, talks with Cindy Blackstock, the plaintiff in the largest-ever class action settlement in Canada's history – $32 billion dollars set aside for Native victims and families harmed by the child welfare system.    Guests:   Tammerlin Drummond, communications strategist, ACLU of Northern California; creator, host and writer, Gold Chains podcast Cindy Blackstock, executive director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society   Hosts:   Ray Suarez Jenn Williams, host of The Negotiators   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations; Melanie Nagy, CTV News; Judy Trinh, CTV News; Chandra Pasma, Ontario NDP MPP; Stephen Blais, Ontario Liberal MPP; and Mark Sutcliffe, Ottawa Mayor-elect.  

The Human Rights Tribunal says $20B for First Nations child welfare compensation is still not enough;  Ontario to raise foreign home buyers tax but will it help with affordability? Probably not; The RCMP says it's running out of officers to protect cabinet ministers from a growing number of threats.Time Codes:03:15 - Newsrooms aren't covering the First Nations child welfare compensation properly.15:20 - Sure we can build housing but do we have enough tradespeople to get it built?19:19 - How do they decide which cabinet ministers get security?23:50 - Today on The Daily Brief - Michael Geist – The Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. The CRTC is hurting more than helping.

For decades, Canadian activists have criticized the government in Ottawa for underfunding Indigenous communities, leading to various harms and hardships. The activists, led by Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, sued the Canadian government in 2007, claiming that federal underfunding prompted First Nations children to end up in foster care in large numbers once residential schools were closed. The court battle dragged on for 15 years.But in January of this year, the federal government offered to pay C$40 billion to Indigenous children and families harmed by the child welfare system. It was the largest-ever proposed class action settlement in Canadian history—which some people are now calling a form of reparations. This week on The Negotiators podcast, Blackstock sits down with host Jenn Williams to discuss the tactics used in negotiations with the government and the conditions that led to a successful settlement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy Blackstock is an advocate who spent years building better protections for Indigenous children and their families through compensation for past discrimination. She is the executive direction of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and is also a professor for the School of Social Work at McGill University.  On Oct. 12 at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay, Blackstock will be honoured at the Campagnolo Dinner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview is part of a special series of the Teaching Canada's History podcast where we spoke with the finalists for the 2022 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching. Barbara Ann Giroux's first grade class embarked on a vibrant learning journey toward reconciliation. It included participation in the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society's Reconciliation Ambearrister program, as well as an in-class project on the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Upon class request, it evolved to include all interested students in the school, with the purpose of developing an understanding of equity issues facing many Indigenous communities and TRC Calls to Action within the school. The class shared weekly posts about human rights injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada and invited students to offer their opinions to the weekly question, “Do you think all children in Canada have the same human rights?” The Grade 1 students became knowledgeable leaders in the school, while their teacher became a more reflective practitioner. To learn more about the Governor General's History Awards or to nominate a teacher in your community, visit CanadasHistory.ca/Awards.

So many people encounter injustice and accept it as the way things are. Others refuse to accept the status quo and will not rest until those injustices are done away with. Cindy Blackstock is one of the latter. This is the story of how her work resulted in the largest financial compensation settlement the Canadian government has ever made because of the systemic neglect of First Nations' children in the child welfare system over the course of decades. A report from Danielle Paradis. Featured in this episode: Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada; Alanis Obomsawin, documentarian. Further reading: Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare, Canadian Press Alanis Obomsawin documents Cindy Blackstock's fight for equality for Aboriginal children, CBC Radio Support Canadaland at canadaland.com/join Sponsors: Douglas, CFUV, Freshbooks, Hover Additional Music is by Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government of Canada will pay $20 billion dollars to Indigenous children and their families following a historic settlement. The agreement, just finalized, compensates Indigenous children harmed through discriminatory practices by the First Nations Child and Family Services from 1991 to 2022. Another $20 billion will go toward reforming the federal child welfare service that allowed thousands of Indigenous children to fall through gaps. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce discusses the history that led up to the settlement and the changes in store that could make a difference going forward with Mary Burton (Cree), executive director and co-founder of Fearless R2W; Cora Morgan (Sagkeeng), First Nations Family Advocate from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs; and Dr. Jacqueline Marie Maurice (Métis descendant), CEO of the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation.

The government of Canada will pay $20 billion dollars to Indigenous children and their families following a historic settlement. The agreement, just finalized, compensates Indigenous children harmed through discriminatory practices by the First Nations Child and Family Services from 1991 to 2022. Another $20 billion will go toward reforming the federal child welfare service that allowed thousands of Indigenous children to fall through gaps. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce discusses the history that led up to the settlement and the changes in store that could make a difference going forward with Mary Burton (Cree), executive director and co-founder of Fearless R2W; Cora Morgan (Sagkeeng), First Nations Family Advocate from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs; and Dr. Jacqueline Marie Maurice (Métis descendant), CEO of the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation.

Anti-Indigenous racism is built into the foundation of Canada. The more truthfully we face that fact, the better we can take up our ongoing obligation to combat it (if you're non-Indigenous, like me, I'm looking at you). But when it comes to having conversations about Canada's colonial past and present, it can be hard to know where to start. I asked two educators to join me today, who each have expertise in doing this with different audiences. Our first guest is Kelly Brownbill, who teaches workshops with the goal of healthy, equitable relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and communities. Our second guest is Madelaine McCracken from the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, whose work is geared towards children. Between the two of them, I hope you get lots of actionable takeaways today. Resources:Kelly Brownbill's WebsiteFirst Nations Child and Family Caring SocietyEducational Resources on the FN Caring Society websiteGoodMinds.com First Nations, Métis and Inuit BooksAssembly of First Nations : Dismantling the Doctrine of DiscoveryRelevant links:Subscribe to my newsletter: www.endoftheday.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/at_the_eod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ateod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode host, Kelley Humber chats with David Taylor, who has spent the last 8 years as counsel of record in the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society complaint at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal about the underfunding of Indigenous child welfare in Canada. Kelley and David discuss the discrimination experienced by Indigenous families who access child and family services on-reserve and in Canada's implementation of Jordan's Principle. The pair also discuss some of the more procedural aspects of the case, such as the systemic remedies being asked for and how Human Rights Tribunals function differently than the courts.  David also shares about his journey into public law litigation, his current role at Conway Baxter Wilson LLP, and advice he would give to law students or new lawyers making early career decisions.    The Federal Court decision from 29 September 2021 discussed in this episode can be found here. A more recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling from 11 February 2021, which lays out much of the case history and progress on implementing the remedies ordered can be found here. 

Dr. Cindy Blackstock is Gixtan native in Canada, Professor of Social Work at McGill University, and Executive Director of First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. I collaborated with Dr. Blackstock for the presentation “Mind Control and Colonization.” With her help, I've come to realize that the same mind control I've studied for 45+ years exerted by cult leaders has unquestionably been exerted and is still exerted on Indigenous People. In this fascinating conversation, we talk about this vital issue through this underreported lens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, the federal government and First Nations leaders announced a $40 billion agreement-in-principle to compensate young people harmed by Canada's discriminatory child welfare system. The agreement also sets aside half the money to reform the welfare system. This comes after a 15-year long fight begun by Cindy Blackstock and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Sarah Clarke is a lawyer with Clarke Child and Family Law. She has represented the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society since 2009.

Fifteen years ago, a human rights complaint was filed against the federal government over their fundamentally unequal treatment of First Nations children in the child welfare system. Earlier this month, after years of fighting it in court, the government agreed to a $40-billion settlement. And now as an April 1, 2022 deadline approaches, advocates for these children and families are holding their breath until the money actually comes through.Why did it take so long? Why did the government go to court, even as it admitted how badly it has handled Indigenous issues? What will this money do, and can it ever make right what our government has done wrong?GUEST: Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and professor at McGill University's School of Social Work

There is hope that a proposed First Nations child welfare settlement leads to change. And the federal court says the Mounties broke the law by failing to address complaints for years, and must now respond quicker. That on this episode of Nation to Nation.

For decades, First Nations children on reserves had to live with less child welfare funding than other kids in Canada. And that led to kids being taken from their communities at higher rates, often for problems that could have been solved with better supports. This week, after years of court battles, the federal government made a $40 billion promise to First Nations leaders. $20 billion of that will go to compensate kids who were unnecessarily removed from their homes on reserve or in the Yukon. The other $20 billion will go to long-term reform of the on-reserve child welfare system. Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and a professor at McGill University's School of Social Work, has made it her mission to make sure First Nations kids get care that matches up with care received by other kids in Canada. Today, she talks about the long fight for this agreement, and why she's still waiting to celebrate.

The leader of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada breaks down the impact of the government's announcement of $40-billion to compensate Indigenous kids taken from their family homes, and fix the gaps in the child welfare system.

The federal government and First Nations leaders have struck a historic $40 billion agreement-in-principle to compensate young people harmed by Canada's discriminatory child welfare system. For more on how this agreement-in-principle could set the stage for a truly reformed child welfare system, we speak with Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and a professor at McGill University's School of Social Work; and federal Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu. We also speak with Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme about the agreement his nation reached with the Saskatchewan and federal governments last year, which gave them complete decision-making power over their children and youth.

Patty Hajdu, Indigenous Services Minister; Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada; Bob Fife, the Globe and Mail; Emilie Nicolas, Le Devoir; and Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist. Jason Kenney, Alberta Premier, and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health (Live News Conference).

The federal government is expected to set aside $40 billion for First Nations child welfare compensation and reform in today's fall economic statement; The Prime Minister says there are concerns in his government about the omicron variant; And the federal government has not ruled out the possibility of intervening in the debate over Quebec's Bill 21.

Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg; Carlene Variyan, former Liberal chief of staff; Jenni Byrne, former deputy chief of staff; Farouk Karim; former NDP press secretary; Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce; Jasmin Guenette, Canadian Federation of Independent Business; Glen McGregor, CTV News; Kevin Page, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy; Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader; Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada; Amita Kuttner, Interim Green Party Leader; Scott Reid, CTV News Political Commentator; Jean-Denis Garon, Bloc Québécois MP; Adam Chambers, Conservative MP; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister; Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario Finance Minister; Joyce Napier, CTV News; Stephanie Levitz, the Toronto Star; and Ian Bailey, the Globe and Mail. Erin O‘Toole, Conservative Leader (Live News Conference).

TORONTO | In 2016, a disturbance on a quiet street in Scarborough would decimate a family, leaving three dead and another injured. And then, within hours, a bomb squad would be called to an upmarket, waterfront condo in downtown Toronto, revealing a complex web of lies. When a person's unsettling past catches up with them, what lengths will they go to to prevent the truth from coming out?Further reading - long-form features on this case:The Crossbow Killer - Toronto Life feature by Mark MannThe Untold Story of accused ‘crossbow killer' Brett Ryan's robbery spree - Toronto Star feature by Wendy GillisCanadian True Crime donates monthly. This month we have donated to:First Nations Child and Family Caring SocietyThanks for supporting our sponsors!See the special offer codes here Premium Feeds - Ad-free episodes:All episodes, ad-free and often early on Patreon and Supercast.Credits: Research and primary writing: Emily G. Thompson of Morbidology PodcastAdditional writing, sound design, mixing and mastering: Kristi LeeAudio editing and production: We Talk of DreamsDisclaimer voiced by the host of TrueAll credits and information sources can be found on the page for this episode at canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome to rabble radio: rabble.ca's weekly audio magazine. I'm your host and the editor of rabble.ca, Chelsea Nash. Rabble has its finger on the beat of the issues that matter to you and every Friday, we break it down for you - no matter where or how you're listening. It's a good way to catch up on the news of the week and, as with all rabble news, look at current events through a progressive lens.  This week on the show, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks with American legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky to talk about his new book: Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights, in which Chemerinsky makes the case that the United States Supreme Court has been far more likely to uphold government abuses of power -- including those done by police against racial minorities -- than to stop them. Chemerinsky is the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT This week at rabble, senior politics reporter Karl Nerenberg had his suspicions confirmed when Justin Trudeau's government made the sly attempt to bury the news that it had filed an appeal to Federal Court Justice Paul Favel's September 29 ruling which upheld a Human Rights Tribunal order that the government pay $40,000 to all victims of the underfunded First Nations child and family welfare system.  The government's lawyers waited until the very last minute last Friday to announce the appeal -- doing so after 5pm so as to attract as little public and media scrutiny as possible. "The only surprise in the late Friday announcement was that the government will suspend its appeal process for a couple of months in order to work on a negotiated settlement with the complainants, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society headed by Cindy Blackstock and the Assembly of First Nations," writes Nerenberg.  The newly-minted ministers responsible for this file, Justice Minister David Lametti and newly-named Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministers Patty Hajdu and Marc Miller, played their cards close to their chest. Government officials reached out to Blackstock but it wasn't until the day before the appeal that they approached her with the intention to have discussions. Blackstock and her partners at the Assembly of First Nations -- who have been fighting this fight for 14 years now -- have accepted the government's olive branch and are ready and eager to undertake good faith talks. Speaking of the new cabinet, street nurse and housing advocate Cathy Crowe weighed in on Trudeau's decision to appoint a new minister of housing. Sure, there have been ministers responsible for the housing file before, but until now, there had never been a minister with housing in their title. Ahmed Hussen now takes on that role with the official title of "minister of housing and diversity and inclusion." Crowe, having been let down by government promises on housing for decades, remains sceptical. "Our country needs a minister of housing," she writes. "We now have one in name, but with a catchall title that suggests some boxes were ticked off in Minister Hussen's appointment." In the media interviews the minister has done since his appointment, Hussen has predictably followed the Liberal's election platform pretty closely. It's what's missing there that concerns Crowe. Nowhere in the Liberal platform, nor in Hussen's interviews, has she heard the term "social housing." "We will truly have a minister of housing if the minister's mandate letter includes funding for social housing and rent-geared-to-income housing, creating a co-op housing stream, providing rehabilitation funds for old housing stock, ensuring that seniors' pensions are increased so they can afford to stay in their homes, and creating long-term care standards so our seniors can be housed safely in their later years, and the same for home care," Crowe writes.  Also on the site this week: Our coverage of COP26 continues. Brent Patterson writes about how the prime minister's promise to cap Canada's oil and gas emissions will do nothing to stop the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders. Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan point out that because of vaccine apartheid and the U.K.'s obstructive visa requirements, COP26 is the whitest and most privileged of the United Nations' climate summits since 1992.  Plus, two Indigenous films -- one a documentary -- are reviewed by Humberto DaSilva and Doreen Nicoll.  Da Silva reviews Portrait From A Fire -- a small, award-winning film that follows a First Nations youth on a supernatural journey to unravel his family's secret tragedy. Portraits From a Fire is being screened in select Canadian theatres starting November 1 and will be released through video on demand on November 9.  Nicoll reviews the documentary film: Kimmapiiyitssini: The Meaning of Empathy. Kimmapiiyitssini [GEE-maa-bee-bit-sin], the Blackfoot word for, “Giving kindness to each other,” is key in reducing deaths from drug poisoning in the Kainai community in Southern Alberta. Filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers tells the story of the opioid crisis and how through harm reduction, compassion and de-colonizing recovery, the community has begun to heal. That film opens today, Nov. 5 in Vancouver with screenings scheduled across the country throughout November. Also in arts and culture this week, sex worker columnist Natasha Darling looks at the many ways sex workers contribute to pop culture. From the movie Zola to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's music, sex workers are most accurately represented when they themselves are in control of how they are depicted, Darling argues.  Finally, last Friday, V.S. Wells takes a look at how Canada media is importing British transphobia.  It started with Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno, writes Wells. Her Oct. 16 piece claimed gender-neutral language in healthcare erased women. It's not a particularly new or interesting take, and one that's been thoroughly critiqued over the years, but the Star gave the piece a full page (A3) in the news section — despite it being opinion. The online article also received a traffic boost due to being (controversially) tweeted by author Margaret Atwood on Oct. 19. A few days later, Atwood shared another article — this time from the CBC, decrying “toxic, in-your-face activism.” The opinion piece was written by a trans woman, Jessica Triff, but was filled with transphobic talking points. Triff implied that trans people who do not transition medically are “risks to women's safety,” and that the label “trans woman” should only be used to refer to someone who has “gone through therapy, hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgeries.”  Finally, there was also a CTV “investigation” into trans children and youth who are seeking gender affirming medical treatment. That story relied heavily on the stories of two cis women in the U.K. who identified as trans men, before re-transitioning back to live as women — in order to argue that trans affirming youth healthcare in Canada is too easy to access. This sudden resurgence in feminist-cloaked anti-trans media rhetoric is probably due to that strategy's success in my home country, the U.K. Wells breaks down the differences between American and British transphobia, and why we've been seeing a heightened degree of transphobia in Canadian media in recent weeks. Find all that and much more at rabble.ca, where as always, we're bringing you the latest in political, social and arts and culture reporting, opinion and analysis.  EXTRO If you like the show please consider subscribing wherever you listen to your podcasts. Rate, review, share it with your friends -- it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.  Got feedback for the show? 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Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring society, has been at the heart of an ongoing battle with the federal government. While working as a social worker in B.C., Blackstock noticed that the child welfare program for First Nations kids living on-reserve received less funding than for kids living off reserve. She, along with the Assembly of First Nations, filed a human rights complaint in 2007. In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal agreed that federal underfunding of child welfare services on-reserve was discriminatory and led to thousands of children being unnecessarily taken into care.The tribunal ordered Ottawa to pay up to $40,000 to those affected by this discrimination. But the government has challenged the CHRT order on several occasions – including most recently last week. Cindy Blackstock is on the show to talk about what this most recent development means and where the fight for compensation goes from here.

On this week's show: the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Cindy Blackstock reacts to the move to pause litigation in the government's ongoing First Nations child welfare case. Plus — new Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen details plans to tackle his portfolio, ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Steven Guilbeault discuss their new climate roles as they head off to COP26, and former ministers Lisa Raitt and Anne McLellan offer their thoughts on the new cabinet.

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Power & Politics for Friday, October 29th with First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Executive Director Cindy Blackstock, Clean Prosperity Executive Director Michael Bernstein, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, and the Prime Time Panel.

Power & Politics for Monday, October 18th with University of British Columbia Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society Executive Director Cindy Blackstock, WHO COVID-19 Technical Lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, and the Power Panel.

Glen McGregor, CTV News; Lynne Groulx, CEO, Native Women's Association of Canada; Rachel Notley, Alberta NDP Leader; Greg MacEachern, Proof Strategies; Adrienne Batra, The Toronto Sun; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; Greg Weston, Earnscliffe Strategy Group; Susan Delacourt, the Toronto Star; Laura Stone, the Globe and Mail; and Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada.

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The Federal Court today dismissed an application for a judicial review of a landmark human rights tribunal compensation order for First Nations children — leaving the federal government on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation related to the child welfare system. We'll hear from Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, as well as Natasha Reimer-Okemow. She was put into the child welfare system in Manitoba when she was just one year old.

Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada; Kamila Telendibaeva, wife of detained Canadian Huseyin Celil; Marc Miller, Indigenous Services Minister; Tonda MacCharles, the Toronto Star; Karl Dockstader, One Dish, One Mic; Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Canadian Medical Association President-elect; and Rose LeMay, CEO of Indigenous Reconciliation Group.

United States drone warfare is finally being exposed. But why did it take American news outlets so long to get to such a big story? Contributors: Emran Feroz, Founder, Drone Memorial Christine Fair, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University Spencer Ackerman, Author, Reign of Terror Vanessa Gezari, National Security Editor, The Intercept On our radar: Producer Tariq Nafi and host Richard Gizbert discuss a voting app that was developed by Russian opposition activists to fight Vladimir Putin in the recent elections - but was censored by Big Tech. 100 Years Too Late: Canada's Residential School Reckoning Months after the story of mass graves at so-called residential schools in Cananda broke, the nation is still reckoning with the trauma of mass graves. Contributors: Cheryl McKenzie, Director of News and Current Affairs, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Connie Walker, Host, Stolen: The Search for Jermain Wab Kinew, Leader, Manitoba New Democratic Party

What happened to the headlines on Indigenous issues that were ever-present this past spring? Four leading voices evaluate each political party's approach during the campaign: Globe and Mail reporter Willow Fiddler; Cindy Blackstock, executive director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada; Pam Palmater professor and the chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University; and Riley Yesno, PhD student at the University of Toronto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cindy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and serves as the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, working tirelessly to ensure that First Nations, Métis & Inuit children can grow up safely at home, be healthy, get a good education and be proud of who they are. Cindy, who is also a professor at McGill University's School of Social Work, has over 30 years of experience working in child welfare and Indigenous children's rights and has been described as “Canada's relentless moral voice for First Nations' Equality.” She talks to Jen and Catherine about her past, the changes afoot in Canada when it comes to her essential work, and her hopes for a just, equal future for all children.

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitxsan First Nation in British Columbia and the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Politicians pay lip service to reconciliation during election campaigns, but those issues rarely take centre stage. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada wants that to change.

For his final episode as host of Conversations with the President, CBA President Brad Regehr speaks with Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Dr Pamela Palmater, full Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University.Now that we explored the calls to action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission directed at the legal profession and the justice system, in this final episode, we shift gears a bit to discuss what comes next.Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi'kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick. A practicing lawyer for 22 years, Pam has been volunteering and working in First Nation issues for over 30 years.Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitxsan First Nation, is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. A former social worker with a Master's in Jurisprudence.Click here to register to The Path - Your Journey Through Indigenous CanadaTo contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): podcasts@cba.orgPlease subscribe, rate and review our podcast if you are enjoying it on Apple Podcasts.Check out our sponsor Lawyers Financial

Powerful advocate Cindy Blackstock joins Nate to discuss Indigenous child welfare, including the Human Rights Tribunal decision and judicial review application related the equality of treatment for First Nations children, and compensation to kids for discrimination. Blackstock is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, co-applicant with the Assembly of First Nations in the court case. She is also a professor in the School of Social Work at McGill. On a previous episode, Nate was joined by Minister Miller to discuss the human rights tribunal case from the government's perspective.For background, Jordan's principle is named after Jordan River Anderson, a First Nations child who died in hospital at the age of 5 while provincial and federal governments could not agree on who was financially responsible for his home care in a medical foster home. Jordan's Principle is really a child-first principle to ensure that services for First Nations children are not delayed due to jurisdictional disputes. TRC Call to Action number 3 calls on “all levels of government to fully implement Jordan's Principle.”To read more about the long history of the case before the Human Rights Tribunal and federal court, you can find the Caring Society's timeline here, and the government's timeline here.

In the wake of the findings of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and a professor at the School of Social Work at McGill University. returns to The Agenda to discuss the myths of Canada's history, why the truth part of the TRC is only now shocking many Canadians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For over a century, Indigenous children were forcibly taken away from their families to residential schools created by the Canadian government and administered by churches. Survivors have reported that all kinds of abuse happened there.Last May, the first mass burial site was discovered with the remains of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school. This week, less than a month later, a First Nations official announced the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of another former residential school.Even when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has publicly apologized for Canada's history with its Indigenous people, many say his government's actions when it comes to reparations do not reflect his words.In this episode: Josie Nepinak, residential school survivorBrandi Morin (@Songstress28), Cree/Iroquois/French JournalistCindy Blackstock (@cblackst), Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring SocietyConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Greg Brady guest hosts 640 Toronto's Morning Show   GUEST: Dr. Cindy Blackstock, member of the Gitxsan First Nation and the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Brady guest hosts 640 Toronto's Morning Show   GUEST: Dr. Cindy Blackstock, member of the Gitxsan First Nation and the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda Lang speaks to Dr. Cindy Blackstock (Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada) about the recent discovery of the ‘mass grave' of 215 children beneath a former residential school in B.C.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Ontario government is accelerating second COVID-19 doses for people living in hot spot areas where the Delta variant is of concern, and depending on when their first shot was received. Starting at 8 a.m. Monday, people in Toronto, Peel, York, Halton, Waterloo, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph and Porcupine health units will be eligible for their second shot, if they got their first shot on or before May 9, according to documents released Thursday. As well, anyone in the province who is aged 50 or older, or with high-risk health conditions, can also book a second shot beginning Monday. GUEST: Ryan Imgrund, Biostatistician - Ontario legislators interrupted their summer break to kick off a marathon sitting Thursday as the government prepared to invoke the notwithstanding clause to restore parts of a law that restrict third-party election advertising. A judge struck down sections of the law earlier this week but the Progressive Conservative government said it would restore them through new legislation that includes the clause, which allows legislatures to override portions of the charter for five years. Critics have called the government's move an abuse of power meant to silence opponents ahead of the election. Opposition parties said they'd do their best to stall progress of the new bill, which was introduced Thursday, setting the stage for a lengthy weekend session. GUEST:  Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering Queen's Park and Parliament Hill - The Liberal government's continued signals that it won't drop its legal battles against residential school survivors and First Nations children show that the politicians tasked with handling reconciliation in this country aren't taking it seriously, says one of Canada's most prominent advocates for the welfare of Indigenous children. “I can't make sense of it,” said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Blackstock's comments come as members of Parliament voted on Monday to pass a non-binding NDP motion calling for Ottawa to drop its “belligerent and litigious” legal battles against groups affected by Canada's residential school and child welfare systems. The motion also asked the federal government to further investigate the deaths and disappearances of children at the schools. While no one voted against the motion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn't participate in the vote — and members of his cabinet abstained from voting. Some members of the Liberal caucus, and all opposition MPs, supported the motion. GUEST: Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and member of the Gitxsan Nation discusses how Canada can take action to make lives better for Indigenous people and children.

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada's Dr. Cindy Blackstock discusses today's House of Commons vote on ending litigation against First Nations kids, Residential school survivors and implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. She explains the history of the legal proceedings to date and her hopes for the future.  With the Alberta government announcing new supervised consumption site standards while also shifting where and how services are available, Dr. Jennifer Jackson and Registered Nurse Claire O'Gorman share why these changes will have massive harmful impacts across the province.  Plus, we start the week with Positive Reflections presented by the kind folks at Kuby Energy! 15:06 - Dr. Cindy Blackstock 54:05 - Impacts of closing Supervised Consumption Sites 2:28:11 - Positive Reflections

Power & Politics with London Mayor Ed Holder, National Council of Canadian Muslims chief operating officer Nadia Hasan, former CSIS analyst Jessica Davis, former Department of Justice national security lawyer Leah West, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal MP Kate Young, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society executive director Cindy Blackstock, and the Power Panel.

Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, is hopeful that the federal government may finally bring about change to child welfare services for Indigenous children. She says Canadians must learn from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Episode 5: Every Child Matters with Dr. Cindy Blackstock Agnes is honoured to be able to have a conversation with Dr. Cindy Blackstock who is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada which stands with First Nations children, youth and families so they have equitable opportunities to grow up safely at home, be healthy, get a good education and be proud of who they are. In this episode we discuss Cindy's work as a relentless advocate as she speaks of Canada's racist fiscal policy and how together, we can be a part of the solution. In this episode we talk about: Why The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada has to take the Canadian Government to Court Canada's Racist Fiscal Policy Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and how it was influenced by Indigenous Ways of Knowing The Emergence of the Breath of Life Theory Resilience as an unjust expectation in the face of multigenerational structural discrimination The Caring Society Indigenous Knowledge Portal 7 Free Ways to Make a Difference (Dis)placed Indigenous Youth and the Child Welfare System TEACHING GUIDE – Grades 9 to 12 ------------- On May 27, 2021, the sacred bodies of 215 children were found buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We want to honour these children's lives and pay respect to the many families who continue to grieve for their murdered and lost children. Donate to First Nations Caring Society Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

It's been a difficult weekend since the discovery of a mass grave at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. In our very first NLR Minute, we look at how this story is unfolding, the official response, and what what questions this raises for Canadians. Links & Resources from episode: https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-call-for-a-national-day-of-mourning-for-the-lost-children-of-residential-school (Petition for a National Day of Mourning for the Lost Children of Residential School) https://fncaringsociety.com/educational-resources (First Nations Child & Family Caring Society - Educational Resources) https://nctr.ca/education/ (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation - Educational Resources) https://www.unicef.org/parenting/talking-to-your-kids-about-racism (unicef - Talking to kids about racism) Support this podcast

The remains of 215 children have been found at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., after the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation hired a specialist to investigate the grounds. We talk to Angela Sterritt, a CBC reporter based in Vancouver; and Cindy Blackstock, executive director at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society.

Cindy Blackstock (@cblackst), founder of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society (@caringsociety), gives a wide-ranging interview on Bill C-92, her decades-long court battle against Ottawa for Indigenous equality & her BC roots

In Canada, 52.2% of children in foster care are Indigenous, but account for only 7.7% of the child population. That is a staggering fact that should cause all of us to stand up and take action.Dr. Cindy Blackstock is one Canadian who continues to dedicate her life to education and action around the inequality in the way in which First Nations children are treated, especially by the structures developed and maintain by the highest levels of government. For Cindy Blackstock one of the places to look for solutions is in the way we think about leadership, followship and citizenship.indy Blackstock is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Professor at McGill’s School of Social Work, and the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. She holds a doctorate in Social Work as well as honorary degrees from a number of Canadian universities. Dr. Blackstock is an Officer of the Order of Canada.Find out more about the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society at https://fncaringsociety.com

See The Change Podcast Episode 7, Part 1 with Jenn Harper. Jenn Harper is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics, a digitally native direct-to-consumer brand that is helping Indigenous youth see themselves in a beauty brand while using the concept of a circular economy in the brand's ethos and in developing their latest line of products. Creating a new segment in the beauty industry - Sustainable Socially Conscious Beauty. In the first part of our conversation we deep dive into the experiences that shaped her; from unlearning colonial shame, growing through trauma, and how reconnecting with her family's history continues to inspire her business. Connect with Cheekbone Beauty Website Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Connect with SeeChange Initiative Website Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Additional Resources: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports: In 2009, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada began a multi-year process to listen to Survivors, communities and others affected by the Residential School system. The resulting collection of statements, documents and other materials now forms the heart of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. First Nations Child & Family Caring Society Recommended reading from Jenn: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King

"If you have a child that is loved and has opportunities and is in their family, you're not going to have child abuse. In fact we have very little real child abuse in the indigenous sector to begin with, what we have is the debilitating impacts of poverty." Indigenous Child Welfare advocate Kenn Richard joins National Chief Perry Bellegarde to discuss the potential impact and challenges from the federal government's recent allocation of more than half a billion dollars in funding to First Nations peoples to set up their own welfare services for children and families under their jurisdiction and laws. This funding is to implement Bill C-92, “An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.: It is part of an effort to end the historic and ongoing trauma caused by the removal of First Nations children from their culture and communities. The worst example of this was the genocide of the Residential school system, but it continues to this day through the child welfare system. Kenn Richard is the founder and former Executive Director of Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, the first and largest indigenous child welfare authority in Canada. A Metis from Manitoba, his work has included time spent in the Children's Aid Society in Winnipeg, as Vice President of the Caring Society and as an advisor to the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. For his work Kenn Richard has been recognised with many awards, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal and the Governor General's Meritorious Service Cross. A big thanks goes out to the Red Dog Singers of Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan for our theme music. The Ahkameyimok Podcast is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.  

"If you have a child that is loved and has opportunities and is in their family, you're not going to have child abuse. In fact we have very little real child abuse in the indigenous sector to begin with, what we have is the debilitating impacts of poverty."Indigenous Child Welfare advocate Kenn Richard joins National Chief Perry Bellegarde to discuss the potential impact and challenges from the federal government's recent allocation of more than half a billion dollars in funding to First Nations peoples to set up their own welfare services for children and families under their jurisdiction and laws. This funding is to implement Bill C-92, “An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.: It is part of an effort to end the historic and ongoing trauma caused by the removal of First Nations children from their culture and communities. The worst example of this was the genocide of the Residential school system, but it continues to this day through the child welfare system.Kenn Richard is the founder and former Executive Director of Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, the first and largest indigenous child welfare authority in Canada. A Metis from Manitoba, his work has included time spent in the Children's Aid Society in Winnipeg, as Vice President of the Caring Society and as an advisor to the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. For his work Kenn Richard has been recognised with many awards, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal and the Governor General's Meritorious Service Cross.A big thanks goes out to the Red Dog Singers of Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan for our theme music.The Ahkameyimok Podcast is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions. 

This episode seeks to uncover the impact and significance of the Caring Society litigation, which condemned the Canadian government's approach to First Nations Child Welfare and called for action on policies that have continued to perpetuate historical inequalities. Our guest is Dr. Cindy Blackstock, member of the Gitksan First Nation in Northern British Columbia, Professor of Social Work at McGill University and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society.

Alanis Obomsawin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about reconciliation, leaving a legacy, Jordan’s Principles, passion, commitment, advocacy, fighting back and why every child matters.TrailerMore Info HereSynopsis:It took one little boy, Jordan River Anderson, to ensure that thousands of First Nations and Inuit children can today receive the same standard of social, health and education services as the rest of the Canadian population. In Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, Alanis Obomsawin’s latest film (her 52nd), the renowned documentary filmmaker chronicles the long legal fight against a health care system that operated on two disconnected levels, causing injustices and suffering—a situation that has since been significantly improved. The Abenaki filmmaker traces the parallels between the lives of two First Nations children, Jordan River Anderson and Noah Buffalo-Jackson.A member of the Norway House Cree Nation of Manitoba, Jordan River Anderson had very serious health problems, for which he was being treated at a Winnipeg hospital. He could have ended his life in adapted housing close to his family, but because of his Indian status a dispute arose between the governments of Canada and Manitoba over who should pay the costs of his relocation to home-based care. Jordan died in hospital in 2005. Jordan’s Principle, which states that the first government agency to be contacted is the one responsible for this phase of a child’s care, was unanimously adopted by the House of Commons in 2007, and a ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal resolved the issue of jurisdiction.Many people and organizations worked hard for this outcome, but despite the judgment and the funding that was allocated for Jordan’s Principle, many First Nations and Inuit parents are still faced with a refusal of social, health and educational services. For example, when Carolyn Buffalo and Richard Jackson needed specialized transportation for their teenage son, Noah Buffalo-Jackson, who suffers from cerebral palsy, they had to pay for it themselves. Similarly, the First Nation of Wapakeka in Ontario appealed for assistance in combating a wave of suicides in their community, but received no help. “We hear a lot about universal health care in Canada,” says Aimée Craft, a law professor at the University of Ottawa who is interviewed in the film, “but why is it universal for everyone except First Nations children?”Numerous binding government orders and the goodwill of several Canadian government officials, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, were required before First Nations and Inuit parents and children were finally able to enjoy appropriate support. “The law is a shield that protects this generation of children,” observes Cindy Blackstock, director general of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and one of the protagonists of the documentary. “It restores their dignity, and allows them to grow up within their own families. Justice is possible.”Filmed in centres of political power, in First Nations communities, and at public demonstrations, Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger provides a forum in which the voices of parents, caregivers, and their legal representatives can all be heard. Alanis Obomsawin’s latest documentary completes, on a note of optimism, the cycle of films devoted to the rights of children and Indigenous peoples that she began with The People of the Kattawapiskak River.About the Director:Alanis Obomsawin, a member of the Abenaki Nation, is one of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers. As a prolific director with the National Film Board, she has created an extensive body or work focusing on the lives and concerns of Canada’s First Nations.She began her professional career in 1960 as a singer in New York City. In 1967, producers Joe Koenig and Bob Verrall invited her to join the NFB as an adviser on a film about Indigenous peoples. She has not put down her camera since.An activist as well as a filmmaker, Obomsawin is driven to provide a forum for the country’s First Peoples. Her entire filmography is a testament to that desire. Her documentaries have always sought to show the importance of roots and strong intergenerational bonds for the preservation of Indigenous cultures—from Christmas at Moose Factory (1971), in which she used children’s drawings to tell the story of a Cree village on the shore of James Bay, Ontario, to Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019), her most recent film (her 52nd), which documents the long struggle to establish the right of Indigenous children to receive, in their own communities, the same high standard of health care as the rest of the Canadian population.Obomsawin is a director who knows how to film conflict, as demonstrated by her four films about the Oka Crisis of 1990: Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), winner of 18 international awards; My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995); Spudwrench: Kahnawake Man (1997); and Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000).Alanis Obomsawin has received numerous awards and honours throughout her career. She was inducted into the Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame in 2010, and in 2014 she received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Humanitarian Award, an honour given in recognition of exceptional contributions to the community and the public sector. In 2015, the Valdivia International Film Festival (Chile) recognized her body of work with its Lifetime Achievement Award, and she received an Honorary Life Member Award from the Directors’ Guild of Canada in 2018.Obomsawin has received honorary doctorates from many universities, including Dalhousie University in 2016 and McGill University in 2017. In 2016, she also received two of the highest civilian honours conferred by the Province of Quebec when she was named a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec and awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. In 2019, she became a Companion of the Order of Canada.Image Copyright: Alanis Obomsawin and NFB. Used with permission.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On January 1st, federal legislation overhauling Canada’s child welfare system for Indigenous children came into effect. The law, known as Bill C-92, is meant to deal with the overrepresention of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare systems, but many advocates say that it does not address the systemic issues that can lead to child apprehensions in the first place. Cindy Blackstock, director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, explains what prompted the change in the law and why it’s setting many communities up to fail.

Episode 44 is part 2 of our extended interview with Dr. Cindy Blackstock jto talk about the new legislation: C-92 Indigenous child and family legislation intended to address what Canada called a "humanitarian crisis" of First Nations children in foster care. Last week, in Episode 43, she talked to us about the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) order directing Canada to compensate First Nations children in foster care for racial discrimination by the government. The government is now trying to quash that order. Cindy gives us a detailed update on C-92 and all the questions and concerns about the legislation and offers some strategic advice for First Nations on what to do next. You can check out her website at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society for more information and FREE ways that you can help! www.fncaringsociety.com/ Make sure you check out her previous interviews on First Nations kids in care as well! If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com Thank you all for your ongoing support! Photo credit: This photo was provided by Cindy Blackstock.

In Episode 43, Dr. Cindy Blackstock joined us again to talk to us about the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) case which she launched to end racial discrimination against First Nations children in care – and won! Recently, the CHRT made an order directing Canada to compensate First Nations children in foster care for racial discrimination by the government. The government is now trying to quash that order. Cindy gives us a detailed update on what is happening. Here is the link for those who want to watch the hearing live: https://video.isilive.ca/fccf/2019-11/english/ In the meantime, you can check out her website at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society for more information and FREE ways that you can help! https://fncaringsociety.com/ Be sure to tune in next week for Part 2 of my extended interview with Cindy as she helps us understand the core questions and concerns in relation to Bill C-92 Indigenous child and family legislation that comes into effect January 1, 2020. Here is my recent Youtube video talking about the decision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSGl-6KnS4&t=83s If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com Thank you all for your ongoing support! Photo credit: This photo was provided by Cindy Blackstock.

This week on Exponential: Recently a Canadian human rights tribunal ruled that after decades of discrimination against indigenous children and their families, the Canadian government owes compensation; the maximum amount the tribunal can levy. At heart is the practice by child and family services of removing First Nations children from their families. Cindy Blacktock has been involved in the case since its inception. She is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.

In this rebroadcast of episode #304 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Cindy Blackstock -- a member of the Gitksan First Nation, a social worker, a professor at McGill University in Montreal, and the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is also the most visible face of the long-term effort to get the Canadian government to end the ongoing injustice in its treatment of First Nations children. They talk about the pervasive underfunding of public services on reserves today, its connection to the legacy of residential schools, and the many years of work by the Caring Society for the rights of First Nations children. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2019/08/20/trr-rebroadcast_cindy_blackstock/

Jennifer Harper’s Niagara-based makeup company, Cheekbone Beauty, donates 10 percent of all profits to the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada. The startup that she began in 2016 now ships products across Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Throughout the development of Cheekbone... The post Breaking Into the Beauty Industry with Jennifer Harper – March 12 2019 appeared first on Startup Canada.

In episode #304 of Talking Radical Radio (January 22, 2019), Scott Neigh interviews Cindy Blackstock -- a member of the Gitksan First Nation, a social worker, a professor at McGill University in Montreal, and the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is also the most visible face of the long-term effort to get the Canadian government to end the ongoing injustice in its treatment of First Nations children. They talk about the pervasive underfunding of public services on reserves today, its connection to the legacy of residential schools, and the many years of work by the Caring Society for the rights of First Nations children. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2019/01/22/trr-fn_caring_society/

Dr Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She has a unique perspective when it comes to how Australia is going with the provision of quality early learning to Indigenous children. She talks about the impact of early learning for small children. Dr Blackstock was in Australia as a guest of Early Childhood Australia.

Today more Indigenous children are in the child welfare system than at the height of residential schools. In this episode we speak with Indigenous child welfare advocate Cindy Blackstock about the decade long battle against Canada’s discrimination against First Nations children. You will also hear excerpts from Cindy’s keynote address at Connect, Create, Communicate: Public Legal Education and the Access to Justice Movement. Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Learn more about the complaint made by the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by reading this article.          

Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and a lifelong advocate for Indigenous youth. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in her favour that federal government discriminates against children on reserves. In this episode of Face To Face, Blackstock discusses her decade long battle against the Canadian government.

Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and a lifelong advocate for Indigenous youth. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in her favour that federal government discriminates against children on reserves. In this episode of Face To Face, Blackstock discusses her decade long battle against the Canadian government.

Some call it "historic." Its authors say it's "unprecedented." But what does Budget 2016 really offer Indigenous peoples in Canada? We asked Cindy Blackstock—executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and an associate professor at the University of Alberta—to help us break it down. // Our opening and closing theme is 'nesting' by Birocratic.