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ABORIGINAL CHILD HEALTH FEATURED ON CBC'S SUNDAY EDITION: INTERVIEW WITH CINDY BLACKSTOCK (MAY 30)

The May 30th CBC Sunday Edition featured an interview with Atkinson Fellow Cindy Blackstock on issues of Aboriginal Child Health. It examines the treatment of First Nations children by federal and provincial governments, and delves into the Human Rights Tribunal hearing regarding under-funding of Aboriginal child welfare on reserve.

To hear the interview visit http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/ and listen to “hour two.”

Here’s an excerpt from the intro:

“The Harper government has made much of its agenda for the G-8 and G-20 summits -- where the focus will be child and maternal health in the developing world. But if you want to see the effects of poverty and inadequate care you hardly have to travel the globe. Just look at children living on many of Canada's first nations reserves. We'll talk about the challenges of fighting for equal care with Dr. Cindy Blackstock... who's taken that fight to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.”

For more about Cindy Blackstock and the Tribunal visit http://www.fncfcs.com/home.html

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