Event

Reconciliation means not having to say sorry twice: Implications of the historic ruling of the CHRT for reconciliation

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 16:30to18:30
Chancellor Day Hall 3644 Peel, Moot Court, Room 100, 3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA
Price: 
Free and opened to the public

McGill University’s School of Social Work and the Faculty of Law are proud to present an Annie MacDonald Langstaff - Margot E. Halpenny Lecture by:

Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Space is limited so please RSVP by February 12th to marilena.orsini [at] mcgill.ca

In 2007, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations filed a human rights complaint against the Federal government, alleging that Canada’s failure to provide equitable and culturally based child welfare services to First Nations children on- reserve amounts to discrimination on the basis of race and ethnic origin.

Join us for a discussion on this landmark human rights case to end federal government discrimination against First Nations children.

Dr. Blackstock will discuss the actions that led up to the court case, rulings by the court, evidence heard and the implications for Indigenous children, families and  Canada as a whole.

For more information on the case, visit: www.fncaringsociety.com/i-am-witness

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