Federal Court approves $23-billion settlement to compensate First Nations children, families

By Anosha Khan (October 25, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT) -- Indigenous Services Canada announced on Oct. 25 that the Federal Court has approved the First Nations Child and Family Services, Jordan’s Principle, Trout and Kith Class Settlement Agreement of $23.34 billion to compensate First Nations children and families “who were harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services program and those impacted by the federal government’s narrow definition of Jordan’s Principle.”...