Cindy Blackstock
@cblackst.bsky.social
Gitxsan. Loves learning and working collectively to achieve culturally based equity for First Nations children, youth and families.
This person and others like home should pay for his rescue- including a penalty for putting fire fighter morale and life at risk www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
Man rescued after refusing to leave property surrounded by Pear Lake wildfire: BCWS
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Children should not be separated from their families or locked up because of their immigration status - this is a fundamental breach of childrens rights and human decency
Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · last wk.214 children were swept up in ICE operations in a new ACLU report, 32 of them U.S. citizens, out of more than 1,200 enforcement actions across eight states. I interviewed two of the authors. Full edition: austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
Carney’s pick for advisor, Scott Gilmore, not sitting well with First Nations advocates www.aptnnews.ca/featured/car...
Carney’s pick for advisor, Scott Gilmore raising eyebrows
Earlier this month, a number of media sources reported Scott Gilmore would soon be moved into the role of Carneys' principal advisor.
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Keep the parents, loved ones and friends of these young boys close to your heart and take good care on the water.
APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 2w agoThe family of two boys believed drowned at a Manitoba Lake has been "overwhelmed" by the support as searchers recovered one of the boys Wednesday. www.aptnnews.ca?p=292017
Hero story: The people in Collins First Nation had minutes to escape the wildfire. 13-year-old Chance Paavola was piloting an emergency escape vessel when he saw an overcrowded boat on the verge of sinking. He turned back, helped save the passengers just before the flames closed in.
🐻✨ We're inviting organizations that have received an Ambearrister from the Caring Society to share a photo and tell us a little about where your bear has been and the impact it's had along the way. Send a photo of your Ambearrister to info@caringsociety.com!
Check out the Jordan’s Principle Scholarship! Since 2018, this scholarship has helped fund 30 First Nations students who will use their skills to support children’s health and wellbeing. Learn more on our website: https://fncaringsociety.com/awards-scholarships/jordans-principle-scholarship
Caring society tells chiefs Canada’s child welfare plan ignores First Nations solutions www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Canada ignoring First Nations child welfare plan: Caring Society
The Caring Society is questioning why the federal government is "shopping around" its own child welfare plan when a First Nations-led plan exists.
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See you there this afternoon at 3 and let’s fill the room for our kids!
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society@caringsociety.bsky.social · 3w agoDon't forget! The NCCC and Cindy Blackstock are hosting a discussion and update on FNCFS long-term reform (outside of Ontario) today at the AFN AGA, hosted at the Rogers Convention Centre in Ottawa. No registration required! Check out the AFN website for further details.
ICYMI: during ICE's Minneapolis surge, the share of arrestees with a final removal order fell from the low 40s to 19%. HRW's Brian Root reads that as profiling. Watch or listen. @hrw.org austinkocher.substack.com/p/inside-hum...
Inside Human Rights Watch's Investigation of ICE's Minneapolis Operation and Rising Detention Deaths
Human Rights Watch's Brian Root and Reagan Williams on the data behind ICE's Minneapolis surge, the rising death toll in US immigration detention, and research methods that shape their work.
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This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion
Going to the AFN meeting next week? Join us for a Dialogue Session on how to end Canada’s discrimination in child and family services. Please note individual cases will not be discussed.
Belgium whips U.S. 4-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals (World Cup)
Belgium whips U.S. 4-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals - World News
The United States' hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans' defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth at the World Cup.
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This player should not be in the game- this is a stain on fairplay www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...
Trump says he asked FIFA to review the now-rescinded 1-game ban for U.S. forward Balogun | CBC Sports
Reaction was still pouring in Monday after FIFA on Sunday suspended American striker Folarin Balogun's red card ban, clearing him to play in Monday night's Round of 16 match with Belgium after U.S. P...
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A small measure of justice for the children who are seriously harmed by adults who should be loving and protecting them www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario couple sentenced to life in prison for murder of boy, other 'serious crimes' involving his brother | CBC
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Listen. I spent more than a decade as a theatrical technician, rigging stages, hanging lights, flying scenery, etc. The number of times I have dropped anything on a stage with performers on it is zero. The number of times I’ve dropped something that might’ve killed someone is zero. This is major.
Aaron Parnas@aaronparnas.bsky.social · last mo.The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
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Cook v. Manitoba: Court recognizes Section 35 Aboriginal right to self-government in Child and Family Services | Insights | MLT Aikins
This Insight was prepared with the assistance of summer student Kiera Munroe. In Chief Heidi Cook et al. v. The Government of Manitoba et al., the Court of King’s Bench...
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RCMP say 3 people were killed in a plan crash carrying crews dealing with a fire in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Hear more on APTN News Brief:
APTN News Brief: Three dead following plane crash near Fort Simpson
Our lead story: Northwest Territories fire crews and community members are dealing with the aftermath of a plane crash near Fort Simpson. RCMP and NWT fire say three people were onboard the plane, ...
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“Witnesses observed Betsy leaving the dance against her will, taken to a residence, never to be seen again,” said an RCMP release on Thursday. “Investigators believe she was murdered.”
Manitoba RCMP appeal for information about Betsy Rosa Owens
Manitoba RCMP say they're renewing an appeal for information into the disappearance of Betsy Rosa Owens from Pauingassi First Nation.
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Minister continues the shift from respect for minimum human rights to Canada controlled policy and discretion. Seeing it in Canada’s approach to child welfare and now water www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberal government tables First Nations clean drinking water legislation | CBC News
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has tabled the Liberal government's long-awaited legislation to govern clean drinking water in First Nations communities.
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An advocate from British Columbia says she’s trying to get a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to explain why his government needs to eliminate what is known as the second generation cutoff.
Advocate requests meeting with Carney over second generation cutoff
A member of the Musqueam Nation says she's asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney over the second generation cutoff.
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Babies were found with dead brain tissue similar to what follows cancer and the kind of bleeding seen after a stroke. Their autopsies came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin shot. Revisit @deldeib.bsky.social's story, a Sidney Award winner:
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Ursula and her husband have been doing this with their golden retrievers for a few years now TT: @hugoandursula
the single biggest takeaway i have from this interview is that on top of being profoundly incompetent, bari weiss and her flunkies at CBS are genuinely terrible human beings. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...
Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’
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