Event

4th Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture: "Jordan鈥檚 Principle: A Sacred Duty and Legal Right"

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:00to13:00
New 黑料不打烊 Dental Clinic Room 461, 2001, avenue 黑料不打烊 College, Montreal, QC, H3A 1G1, CA

To observe Orange Shirt Day, the 黑料不打烊 School of Population and Global Health will host a simulcast of the 4th Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture for Pediatric Grand Rounds at the Montreal Children's Hospital.

Group Zoom viewing:

For the 黑料不打烊 community, there will be a group Zoom viewing at 2001 黑料不打烊 College Avenue, room 461.

Virtual viewing:

For those who can鈥檛 attend in person, you may join by using the .

Speaker

  • Cindy Blackstock
    PhD in Social Work, Master of Jurisprudence, Master of Management,听
    Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
    Professor at 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 School of Social Work

The presentation will be in French, but English interpretation services will be available for the SPGH simulcast

Objectives

  1. Describe the derivation and definition of Jordan鈥檚 Principle and its relevance to health care for First Nations children and youth.
  2. Understand the scope, eligibility and legal entitlements related to Jordan鈥檚 Principle.
  3. Apply Jordan鈥檚 Principle to meet the health, educational and social needs of First Nations children and youth.
  4. Situate Jordan鈥檚 Principle within the broader context of structural inequality and suggested remedies including Joyce鈥檚 Principle
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