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Children living on reserve who had been removed by child services, and families on First Nations who had children removed from them, will be the first members of a class

Assembly of First Nations chiefs agreed to set their differences aside and demand Canada immediately compensate people harmed by the underfunded on-reserve child-welfare system in an 11th hour show of unity on Wednesday night in Ottawa.

A $40-billion dollar First Nations child welfare agreement called “historic” by the federal government is on the verge of falling apart.

Tens of thousands of First Nations children and caregivers are waiting on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to determine whether Ottawa’s $20-billion offer to compensate them for discrimination satisfies its human rights orders.

Awarding ceremony to be held in person on May 25

It goes like this. In 1757, a Cherokee spokesman, Attakullakulla, led a delegation of his people to negotiate an agreement with the governor of South Carolina. Looking around the room, Attakullakulla noticed something odd about the delegation of white men. He was puzzled. “Where are your women?” he asked. I don’t know if that story is factual. It may be a parable. Still, there’s truth in it. A newsletter for people who care about the climate Email * First Nations are diverse, but wit...