Another class action for Indigenous children off reserve #EveryChildMatters

 

The compensation announced yesterday applies to First Nations children and families on reserve as it is linked to Canada's underfunding of public services on reserve. There is another class action for Indigenous children off reserve- here is the link: https://t.co/QmPR2HaSzT

— Cindy Blackstock (@cblackst) January 5, 2022

This proposed class action alleges that Canada failed to take reasonable
steps to protect and preserve the aboriginal identity of the Indigenous
children and youth who were apprehended. Canada denied Indigenous
children and youth any reasonable opportunity to maintain connections to
the language and territory of the Indigenous community, group or people
to which they belonged. Canada’s actions also denied Indigenous
peoples’ their inherent right to jurisdiction over child and family
services. This lawsuit alleges that Canada should have taken steps to
safeguard the wellbeing of apprehended Indigenous youth and children and
ensure that Indigenous youth and children, and their families, were
advised of any federal financial benefits to which they may have been
entitled; this lawsuit alleges that Canada failed to do so. 

This conduct
was systemic, lasted for decades, and eradicated the language, culture,
and heritage of Metis, Inuit, and Status and Non-Status Indian (First
Nations) children and youth in care. The parents and grandparents of
apprehended children and youth were also harmed; in my cases, these
parents and grandparents never saw their children and grandchildren
again.

 

LIVE: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada Executive Director Cindy Blackstock is sharing an update on the negotiations related to compensation and long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services. https://t.co/yBtm7Dj2PU

— APTN News (@APTNNews) January 4, 2022

Lived experience from ⁦@Napeykan⁩ #EveryChildMatters

Canada's 'wilful and reckless' treatment of Indigenous children continues | CBC News https://t.co/o5E9dntsEY

— RoseAnne Archibald (@ChiefRoseAnne) January 5, 2022