Second Generation Cutoff hurting Indigenous children

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is coming under fire for consulting with Indigenous organizations on proposed Second Generation cutoff changes before consulting with the communities themselves. Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) chastised ISC during a meeting Friday (Nov., 28) for moving to amend the Second Generation cutoff for future band members without talking to them. “How come no First Nations were involved to be the advisory?” Elected Chief Sherri-Lynn Hill asked ISC reps. ISC representatives met with SNEC to discuss Bill S-2 and plans to amend the second-generation cutoff. ISC senior policy analyst and portfolio manager Alexa Hajjar, and operational policy officer Paula Suitor provided an overview of recent Senate amendments and is coming collaborative process. Instead, they were questioned over why First Nation organizations were being consulted before First Nation…

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