‘Great opportunity now to reset:’ says Cindy Blackstock after chiefs vote against AFN deal on child welfare
One of the key figures in fighting Canada to improve child welfare for First Nations…
First Nations Child Welfare
‘Scuttle the deal if you want, then what?’ says mother appealing to chiefs to pass settlement agreement
‘If I thought for one second that this was going to be harmful to our people, I wouldn’t be part of this, says Marilyn Buffalo.
Federal court approves distribution plan for child welfare compensation
The Assembly of First Nations says it welcomes the decision by the Federal Court to…
AFN, Blackstock announce revised $23B child welfare compensation deal
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society…
‘No kid should be left behind’: Pam Palmater talks about tribunal ruling on N2N
Some First Nations leaders and academics are coming to Cindy Blackstock’s defense after she was…
$20B child welfare deal on hold after CHRT rules against it
After calling it historic, Canada’s multi-billion dollar child welfare deal reached with the Assembly of…
Canada appoints senior bureaucrat, lawyer to lead First Nation child welfare compensation talks
After trying unsuccessfully to have a Federal Court judge pause an order from the Canadian…
Canada is ‘shopping courts’ through appeal of Indigenous child welfare ruling: Blackstock
Lindsay Richardson and Jamie Pashagumskum APTN News The Canadian government’s appeal seeking to pause a…
Federal government ‘jumped the gun’ by appealing human rights tribunal compensation ruling
Lindsay Richardson and Jamie Pashagumskum APTN News Despite the Liberal government’s promises to make restitution…