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Cindy Blackstock

Executive Director of Caring Society

Cindy Blackstock is the executive director of the Caring Society and associate professor, University of Alberta. A member of the Gitksan Nation, Cindy has worked in the field of child and family services for over 25 years. Her key interests include exploring, and addressing, the causes of disadvantage for Aboriginal children and families by promoting equitable and culturally based interventions.

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    Opinion

    Piecemeal approach to change perpetuates inequality for First Nations children

    Canada seems content to provide some funding to address inequalities faced by First Nations children, but never enough to fully address the problem, says Cindy Blackstock.
    Indigenous
    Opinion

    First Nations education needs action now, says Cindy Blackstock

    Aboriginal Affairs Minister Valcourt recently said, “I am disturbed that they would play politics on the backs of First Nation children.” Cindy Blackstock reacts: "That is a bit rich coming from a government that has been in power for eight years and only promises desperately needed education funds after the next election."
    Indigenous
    Opinion

    A Christmas wish for Industry Minister James Moore

    An elder once said that when you do something wrong, your first job isn’t to apologize — it is to understand what you are going to apologize for. Nowhere in Industry Minister James Moore's apology does he show much understanding, Cindy Blackstock says.
    Indigenous