Lunch ‘n’ Learn: The Ongoing Legacy of the Residential School System through Child Welfare

This session will look at the direct throughline from the residential school system to the Sixties Scoop through to the overwhelming number of Indigenous children in child welfare today, including the directly related aspect of forced and coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women. CFS worker Roxanne Balan will moderate a discussion between Residential School Survivor Vivian Ketchum and reproductive justice support worker Shelby Ponace.

REGISTER HERE to attend a Lunch’n’ Learn in person

Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions are being livestreamed from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and are an immersive experience to UN-learn the myths of colonial history in Canada. Lunch and Learn sessions are aimed at an adult audience. Expert matter speakers will present for 40-50 minutes before a Q&A between the moderator and guest(s). All sessions will have simultaneous English-French, and ASL interpretation. Learn more.

Resources and more available on York’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation website.