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Litigating for Change: Dr. Cindy Blackstock on First Nations Child Welfare

McGill Law Journal Dec 2, 2020 25 min

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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.