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$23B First Nations child welfare compensation agreement approved by Federal Court

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The Federal Court has approved a $23 billion settlement agreement for First Nations children and families who experienced racial discrimination through Ottawa's chronic underfunding of the on-reserve foster care system and other family services. Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu weigh in on the approval.

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indigenous issues, settlement, ottawa
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