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DESCRIPTION:A talk with Dr. Nico Trocmé\, Director of the School of Social 
 Work\, Philip Fisher Chair in Social Work at 91ºÚÁÏÍø.  Dr. Trocm
 é is the principal investigator for the  Canadian Incidence  Study (CIS) o
 f Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (1993\, 1998\, 2003 & 2008)\, and playe
 d an integral role in The First Nations Component of the Canadian Incidenc
 e Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS)\, a component of the C
 IS focused on child welfare investigations involving First Nations childre
 n. The first FNCIS report was released in November 2011\, and is entitled 
 Kiskisik Awasisak: Remember the Children. Understanding the Overrepresenta
 tion of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System.  In 2007\, the
  First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First N
 ations filed a complaint against the federal government with the Canadian 
 Human Rights Commission\, alleging that systematic underfunding of child w
 elfare services for First Nations children on reserve amounts to racial di
 scrimination. Dr. Trocmé appeared as an expert witness before the Canadian
  Human Rights Tribunal in April 2013\, having been called by the Caring So
 ciety to discuss his research on First Nations child welfare. The closing 
 arguments in the case are being heard October 20-24.  Come listen to Dr. T
 rocmé reflect on this historic case and what its outcome might mean for Fi
 rst Nations children and families\, and the country as a whole.  This even
 t was organized by the Aboriginal Law Students’ Association and the Centre
  for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.
DTSTART:20141027T183000Z
DTEND:20141027T200000Z
LOCATION:NCDH 203\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:First Nations Child Welfare: Research Contribution to the Human Rig
 hts Tribunal Case on Inequitable Funding
URL:/law/channels/event/first-nations-child-welfare-re
 search-contribution-human-rights-tribunal-case-inequita
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