Share this Story: Government announces $40-billion settlement over Indigenous child-welfare systemGovernment announces $40-billion settlement over Indigenous child-welfare system Half of the settlement is going towards children and families placed in foster care, and the other half to improve services in Indigenous communities Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldArticle content OTTAWA — The federal government has reached a $40-billion settlement with First Nations groups over the systemic underfunding of child welfare services that led to Indigenous children being removed from their families. Try refreshing your browser, or Government announces $40-billion settlement over Indigenous child-welfare system Back to video The other half of the settlement will attempt to address the chronic underfunding of the system, with $20 billion over five years earmarked to improve services in Indigenous communities so children will no longer be removed from their homes. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The settlement also addresses class-action lawsuits brought against the government for failing to adhere to a concept called Jordan’s Principle. Article content He highlighted the additional $20 billion to fix the system so another generation of Indigenous children isn’t traumatized.

Source: National Post January 04, 2022 21:52 UTC