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Cindy Blackstock
Canadian Gitxsan activist (born c.
Cindy blackstock first nations development
1964)
Cindy BlackstockOC FRSC (born c. 1964) is a Canadian Gitxsan activist for child welfare and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is also a professor for the School of Social Work at McGill University.
Early life and career
Blackstock was born in 1964 in Burns Lake, British Columbia.[1] She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree (UBC), two Master degrees (Management from McGill University; Jurisprudence in Children's Law and Policy from Loyola University Chicago)[2] and a PhD in social work (University of Toronto).[3] In a 2016 article in The Globe and Mail, she was described as "Canada's 'relentless moral voice' for First Nations equality".[3]
Blackstock has become an influential voice within the Indigenous, social work and child rights communities.
Blackstock has spoken out about the systemic inequalities in public servic