First Nations Chiefs Reject $47.8 Billion Deal, Call for New Negotiations

First Nations chiefs have agreed to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare issues after rejecting a $47.8 billion deal in October. The decision came at a special assembly in Ottawa where chiefs expressed concerns about transparency and the extent of protection for children.

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs agreed today to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare after voting down a $47.8 billion deal in October.

The $47.8 billion was struck after decades of advocacy and litigation from First Nations and experts, seeking to redress decades of discrimination against First Nations children who were torn from their families and placed in foster care.

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