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January 5, 2022

Canada Reaches $31 Billion Settlement with First Nations over Child Welfare Abuses
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The Canadian government has agreed to give over $15 billion to
Indigenous children harmed by Canada's child welfare system, including
tens of thousands of children who were taken from their families and put
into the system. In addition, Canada has pledged to spend another $15
billion to reform the nation's child welfare system. First Nations
Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse praised the unprecedented
settlement. 
bq. Cindy Woodhouse: "We have a long way to go to address the poverty in
our nations, and no amount of money will ever be the right amount, nor
will it bring back a childhood lost. But today is about acknowledgment,
about being seen and heard."


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