The Assembly of First Nations rejected a deal that would have seen the feds legally bound to provide $47.8 billion to child welfare agencies over 10 years
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Hajdu’s comments come a week after chiefs rejected a proposal endorsing a $47.8 billion settlement agreement on First Nations child and family services, a deal originally reached between the AFN, Ottawa, Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation. This followed a lengthy legal battle over the federal government’s failure to adequately fund child welfare services on reserve.
Her sentiment was echoed by AFN national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who closed out last week’s event by telling chiefs she is “not threatened by different opinions” because she shares their “common belief.” “Canada and the provinces will need to do more to account for the harms they've caused by perpetuating a racist child welfare system that has broken so many children in this country.”
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