The federal government has reached a revised final settlement agreement with several indigenous organizations that will see Ottawa pay more than $23 billion to compensate First Nations children and families affected by underfunding in the child welfare programs.
“First Nations children and families will be compensated for the harms they faced from discriminatory funding and programs,” Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said in an April 5 press release.
Hajdu added during a press conference on the same day that all individuals previously affected by government underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services program will receive $40,000 each at a minimum, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter….