Well, I hope our situation will get corrected, because of Jordan Principle's denial for us to go back home to the Yukon after surgery in Vancouver, we have been stranded miles away from home since, actually losing our rental and all we had as a result. It has been close to 4 months now, my son has not been able to attend the specialised school he was lined up for, he cant see jos friends, cant go back home, because we dont have one anymore. No one at any levels of governemtn has been standing up for us at all since. Who should we thank?

Thank you for sharing ...

Brilliant! I literally just wrote this, then I am seeing this video. I guess I learned a thing in uni as her book was one of my favourite social work book.

Condolences to the families that lost their children, this should never have happened.

I want to take them to small claims court, they are nonresponsive, they don’t pick up the phone anymore, they don’t even tell us what to do, they just ignore us, they don’t give us an affirmation or negation,

Brilliant and beautiful….

Human rights does not exist. Hmm

Thanks for supporting community in Africa we are with u.. welcome for supporting us here..

I need your help. I don't know who to turn to. I literally have a target on my back to be denied services everywhere I go. The indigenous legal clinic in Vancouver twice refused to help me. This time they made me pour my heart out and they swore up and down that they were on my side. They have since cut off all contact with me. No warning. No reason. Somebody in authority has targeted me and they encouraged every source of support available for me including every lawyer, every advocate and even every health care clinic. I can't even see a doctor. I'm being singled out and isolated first and when I'm completely on my own they will pounce and I don't see myself surviving this.

Oela’lioq! 🧡

When I was arrested and charged, I was denied bail and told by my lawyers that if I did not plead guilty I could be sitting in jail waiting longer for a trial date than the amount of time that they were seeking and that I could be given twice the amount of time or more for not taking "responsibility "for not pleading guilty. So due to those circumstances, I pled guilty knowing that I was innocent, because I didn't want to sit in jail waiting longer for a trial date than the time they were seeking, especially when prison Conditions can be cruel and unusual and trial dates can be unreasonably delayed and convictions can be wrongful and appeals can be often denied. I pled guilty knowing I was innocent because I did not want to deal with the stress, fear, frustration, malice, or the confusion caused by systemic racism. I pled guilty knowing that Elizabeth May Terry made false allegations in order to steal twenty-three thousand dollars of furniture and electronics from me in retaliation for cheating with her sister As a victim of systemic racism you do not committ crimes, you just suffer the consequences of crimes like an innocent bystander. Systemic racism made me the victim look like the criminal and the actual criminal look like the victim. Even when you tell the truth they will make you out to to be the liar and then make the actual liar out to be the one telling the truth. They will pick sides without knowing the truth or without seeking the truth, and then concoct or make whatever side they think they can make look like the truth. I do not need anyone to tell me that I'm innocent when I know that I am innocent. The video proves I'm innocent. The same video that the judge refused to watch. I pled guilty knowing that I did not committ any offense, just to get out of jail.

So heartbreaking and they deserved better. The government needs to take more responsibility for their past crimes against humanity.

Could Cindy Blackstock please be our next Prime Minister? Thank you.

Could Cindy Blackstock please be our next Prime Minister? Thank you.

Seriously, why should I write things like that, sorry about that who ever read my last post. Change, if anything, takes time.

So important. Thank you.

Gawd I love Cindy 🤩💜💜💜

I'm embarrassed by a government that thinks it is ethical, moral, or even human to behave so disgustingly racist. Zero excuses for what happened to Jordan, may his spirit be in peace on the other side.

This is the most honest vid I ever seen !!!!! Kids are still being kept ! Under these same laws ---- and they grow up to young adults who are confused !!!!!!

Thank you Ms Blackstock for reminding us of this today. fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference "SEVEN WAYS". Seven. Read and watch.

More people / allies need to know this I will share

Thank u

Amazing Rhiana, thanks for making this and showing us all what we can do to make a difference!

Ah, the message! Kudos to the filmmaker for capturing the voice of children.

Hello Cindy from Marilyn Gibson Hardy...I met you almost 40 years ago when my husband worked for your Dad ...you may have babysat for me a time or two ...anyway you and your family made northern BC the friendliest place for us ...I am not surprised that you have done so well and so much for children and family ..congratulations and continued success to you.

Congratulations to all of you for such a wonderful production. It's informative - and such an amazing step toward reconciliation. You should all be very proud of this work. And kudos to you, their teacher! <3

Thank you for providing this needed cultural perspective!

We have so much more to do. Child welfare has become a money maker for "professional" groups. Whistle Blowers such as myself have and will be dumped on to stop the truth from ringing out to the public. I wrote a report that closed residential schools in the NWT back in the 1980s. In the early 2000s the Ontario Ministry of Education asked me to write a report on the Ontario College of Teachers which was later leaked to the Ontario College of Teachers. That report clearly reported outrageous conduct within the Ontario Teaching "Profession" including a death threat against me, racial discrimination against First Nation people, discrimination against First Nation Languages and discrimination against their Culture. The Ministry of Education knowingly allow sex offenders teach their victims and or their families members. Good people must stand up against this outrageous and unfair treatment!

Wonderful film that I will show to my students.

thank you for this video, it's very powerful and moving.

I really enjoyed this video :) I feel more empowered to act and make a difference in my community

this is very important, thank you Dr. Blackstock and First Nation Caring Society. Sharing it! Btw, put in front of www.fncaringsociety.com/i-am-witness, it will turn blue and clickable, easier access to the site. You can also add a KZbin Card in the video, where people can click on and link to the website directly in the video, which works with Mobile devices.

I am witness.

Thank you so much for the support!

Cindy Blackstock is doing such great work. I wish more people would listen.

Thank you everyone for your support and for your own wonderful work in raising awareness. Together we can all promote equity for First Nations children!

Hi bergsteinlife, thank you for your comment. You can help make a difference by signing up and encouraging others to sign up for the 7 Ways to Make a Difference on the Caring Society website. This is a great help in raising awareness of the issues First Nations children, youth and families face.

I have been deeply touched by this video and other ones that Cindy has made. I also visited the site for Shannen's Dream. What I do not understand is why in this so-called land of the free there were less than seven thousand supporters to her site. A land of freedom and equality should not be just words. Actions speak louder than words. Become a supporter.

I agree with what you have to say ,but why is the Indian band office not protecting our children by allowing them to go to non-aboriginal children.Even when family members come forward.We are not begin heard or even considered.

I have a hard time thinking that CAS should be on the reservation because our some of bands do not allow our children to go into non aboriginal families even when aboriginal family members come forward we are not even been considered or heard.Where is the family act under the Indian act and why is it not begin applied.