‘Education starts at home and is the responsibility of all citizens’: CSFS stands in solidarity with BLM movement
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PRINCE GEORGE—Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) say they stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in the U.S.
In a release by Carrier Sekani Family Services, Chief Corinna Leween, says that the issue of racism resonates with Indigenous people across Canada, “similar to the experiences, injustices and racism faced by the Black movement, First Nations have faced these challenges for over 500 years.”
“Indigenous people have a long history of injustice. We, regardless of ethnicity, must no longer tolerate injustices perpetuated by colonial violence.”—Mary Teegee, Director of Child and Family Services, CSFS
CSFS says that the death of George Floyd at the hands of American police is a “stark reminder of discrimination that Indigenous people face each and every day,’ reads the release. The organization mentions that there has been a concerning number of Carrier men who have died in recent years, while incarcerated.
