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Event

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

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:00to13:00
New 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDental Clinic Room 461, 2001, avenue 51³Ô¹ÏÍøCollege, Montreal, QC, H3A 1G1, CA

To observe Orange Shirt Day, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøSchool 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcommunity, there will be a group Zoom viewing at 2001 51³Ô¹ÏÍøCollege Avenue, room 461.

Virtual viewing:

For those who can’t attend in person, you may join by using the .

Speaker

  • ÌýCindy Blackstock
    PhD in Social Work, Master of Jurisprudence, Master of Management,Ìý
    Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
    Professor at 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Social WorkÌý

The presentation will be in English, but simultaneous interpretation into French will be available forÌýthose joining by Zoom.Ìý

Objectives

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

ÌýÌýÌý 51³Ô¹ÏÍøGHP Logo (51³Ô¹ÏÍøcrest separated by a vertical bar from a purple globe and a partial arc with "51³Ô¹ÏÍøGlobal health Programs" in English & French)

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is located on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg Nations. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøhonours, recognizes, and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which peoples of the world now gather. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous Peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

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