OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday that she has received a draft offer from Ottawa to overhaul Indigenous child-welfare systems, but insists she cannot say publicly how much money is on the table.
"This is on long-term reform," said Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak in a statement to chiefs on Tuesday."I'm very happy for the compensation here."
She was also criticized for refusing to allow any resolutions on child welfare to be added to the assembly agenda. She insisted that's because a special chiefs' meeting to discuss the topic is scheduled this fall. The agreement also included an initial promise of $20 billion to reform child-welfare programs and address chronic problems.
The settlement agreement was the result of a human-rights complaint filed 17 years ago by the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the AFN. The government fought against the complaint for years, but the human-rights tribunal finally issued a decision in 2016 confirming First Nations children had been the victims of discrimination.
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