Dr. Cindy Blackstock’s female-run non-profit is changing the lives of Indigenous children
International Women?s Day is here, and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, where we are striving for a world without bias, discrimination and stereotypes. It couldn?t be more fitting to talk to Dr. Cindy Blackstock, who works towards those goals every single day. Blackstock leads The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, a female-run organization that aims to ensure the rights of Indigenous children and youth.
The Caring Society ‘s primary goal is to make sure Indigenous children have equal opportunities to grow up in a safe environment, get a good education and be proud of who they are. We spoke to Blackstock to learn more.
How did you get involved with The Caring Society"
I was one of the co-founders of the Caring Society. There were several of us from across Canada that wanted to share best practices for First Nations children, youth and families and address the longstanding inequalities in federally funded public services that were contributing to more First Nations children being in state care than at the height of residential schools. Tell us a bit about what The Caring Society does and how you?re working to #BreakTheBias.
We believe that First Nations children and families deserve culturally based and equitable public services so they can recover from the multi-generational residential school trauma. When the federal government chose not to fix the problem, we partnered with the Assembly of First Nations to file a human rights complaint ag...
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