Cindy is Gitxsan and is honoured to serve as the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and as a professor at Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ’s School of Social Work. A recipient of the 2023 World Children’s Prize, she has over 40 years of experience working in child and family services and Indigenous children’s rights. A recipient of the 2023 World Children’s Prize voted on by millions of children around the world; Cindy works with First Nations Leadership, colleagues, children, and other alliesÌýon a landmark human rights challenge to Canada’s inequitable provision of child and family services and failure to implement Jordan’s Principle. This hard-fought litigation has resulted in hundreds of thousands of services being provided to First Nations children, youth, and families.
Current ProjectsÌý
Ongoing public interest litigation for First Nations Children, Canada Research Chair on First Nations Child and Family Service Implementation
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