Indigenous kids are still not being treated equally says children’s advocate
Posted Oct 4, 2018 06:29:15 AM.
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A First Nations children’s advocate says Indigenous kids are still not being treated equally because the provinces and territories are shirking their responsibilities to make the change.
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, testified at the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Winnipeg Wednesday.
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She said provinces are still denying Indigenous kids access to services that are available to non-Indigenous kids, despite a ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that all should get access without delays caused by jurisdictional issues.