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“We Can Do Better”: Improving on the Draft Final Settlement Agreement on long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services

Webinar – Thursday, September 19 at 10am PT

K’emk’emelay̓ (Vancouver, BC). Join Dr. Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Caring Society, Mary Teegee, Carrier Sekani Family Services / Our Children Our Way Society, Sarah Clarke, Clarke Child & Family Law, Toronto, and Scott Smith, Aird & Berlis LLP, Toronto to learn and discuss how we can do better to end discrimination against First Nations children in the First Nations Child and Family Services Program.

Discussion topics will include:

  • Overview of the legal process
  • Legal standards and human rights in the negotiation process
  • Ending Canada’s discrimination
  • Self-government and self-determination in the FSA
  • Prevention
  • First Nations representative services
  • Enforceability
  • The Caring Society’s vision of LTR and how we can improve on the FSA
  • Governance & regional perspectives
  • Q & A Session

Resources:

       Date:  Thursday, September 19         

Time:  10am PT / 11am MT / 1pm ET

Register here:  https://bit.ly/4ekwy1d

This webinar will be recorded and available on our website.

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For further comment, please contact the Our Children Our Way Society: Mary Teegee, Chair – Phone: 250-612-8710

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