Pathways to Resilience III: Beyond Nature vs. Nurture

12 Million Reasons: Taking Action to Support First Nations Children Today
Speaker: Cindy Blackstock
Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter said "there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." Individual resilience must be built on a foundation of equal opportunity and a profound respect for diversity. In 2007, the Caring Society along with the Assembly of First Nations filed a human rights complaint alleging Canada’s provision of First Nations child and family services is discriminatory. It would take six years before the matter came to a full and public hearing. This historic child rights case will establish one of the most important legal precedents for children’s law in Canada and ensure First Nations families have an equal opportunity to safely care for their children. Between 2007 when the case was filed and 2012, First Nations children have spent over 12 million nights in foster care.