Congratulations to Cindy Blackstock being named an Honorary Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada

The Royal Society of Canada has recently announced 89 new fellows, including 2 Foreign Fellows, 2 Specially Elected Fellows and 2 Honorary Fellows. They have been elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. One of the 2 Honorary Fellows is Professor Cindy Blackstock, who joined McGill School of Social Work as of August 1st, 2016.

“A member of the Gitksan First Nation, Cindy educates Canadians about the longstanding inequities in public services on reserves and invites them to take action so First Nations children have a fair chance to grow up safely with their families, get a good education, be healthy and proud of who they are. Her reconciliation-based change approach involves child engagement, critical thinking, historical learning, and a landmark human rights case. In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the Canadian Government’s inequitable provision of child and family services to 163,000 children on reserves to be racially discriminatory. The federal government was ordered to cease the discrimination. Legal proceedings are ongoing and so is Cindy’s work with, and for, the children.”

For full details, see Royal Society of Canada or her profile, please visit the School of Social Work website.