This is Spirit Bear. He is an \u2018Ambearrister\u2019. He actually has a Bearrister degree from Osgoode Law School to prove it. And he was right there with us during the Canadian Human Rights tribunal hearing. He\u2019s from Carrier Sekani First Nation. He has a plan to remedy all of the inequalities that First Nations Children experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not that hard. You know, in all the years that Canada\u2019s been a country, there\u2019s never ever been a costing out of all the inequalities First Nations Children in place and then creating a comprehensive plan that says, \u201cWhat is the big ticket of those inequalities?\u201d And then how do we address that in a way that is sensitive to children\u2019s childhoods? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something like the marshal plan after the Second World War where the allies got together and they said, \u201cWell, let\u2019s rebuild Europe in a decade\u201d and they did. Well, if they can rebuild Europe in a decade, surely, we can address racial discrimination in the provision of public services for First Nations kids in far shorter time than that. And that\u2019s what\u2019s called the Spirit Bear plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, it\u2019s been affirmed by all First Nations in Canada through a resolution at the assembly of First Nations but the Government of Canada still refuses to adopt it. And Canadians should be asking why, \u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t the government want a plan to eliminate all the inequalities that First Nations kids face in 2019?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What makes me hopeful are the children of all diversities who are working with us and more importantly with Spirit Bear, around all these campaigns. Children don\u2019t come with the same normalized baggage that many Canadian adults have. They have a developmental tendency towards fairness and towards compassion. And what we need to do is really provide that and nurture that and give children of all ages real opportunities to make a difference in their world around reconciliation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So that as they grow up as a new generation, they\u2019re not going to say, \u201cOh, what do you mean you\u2019re only taking first steps to rectify water inequalities in Canada? If we can get freshwater pumping in an earthquake zone halfway around the world, why can\u2019t we do that an hour and a half outside of Toronto in a First Nations community?\u201d They will be asking those questions demanding a different society. Children know how to do reconciliation. Adults just need to learn from their example. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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