These Agreements-in-Principle provide a basis for final settlement agreements to be negotiated over the coming months. It is imperative that First Nations leadership, Elders, and service providers have the supports they need for their critical work. Reforming the First Nations Child and Family Services program to provide culturally-based and substantially equal family supports is especially urgent given these additional pressures on families. The unmarked graves of children who attended Residential Schools, climate change emergencies and the pandemic have deepened the disadvantages that many First Nations families and communities face. We thank him for his time, energy, and dedication over these past weeks. We would also like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the Honourable Murray Sinclair and his team, who assisted all Parties in reaching this significant milestone by chairing the discussions. We recognize the harms experienced by the children, youth and families who continue to suffer because of Canada's discrimination related to the First Nations Child and Family Services program and Jordan's Principle found by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT). No amount of money can reconnect First Nations children and youth with their cultures nor reverse the suffering experienced by First Nations children, youth, their families and communities. Their strength and the advocacy of First Nations leaders and service providers have made this step toward change possible. We begin by acknowledging the generations of First Nations who have advocated so strongly for their children including Residential School Survivors, Sixties Scoop Survivors and children, young people and families whose lives are touched by this case. This is a result of discussions between Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, the Chiefs of Ontario, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and counsel for the Moushoom and Trout class actions. The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that Agreements-in-Principle have been reached on a global resolution related to compensation for those harmed by discriminatory underfunding of First Nations child and family services and to achieve long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services program and Jordan's Principle, to ensure that no child faces discrimination again. JanuOttawa, Traditional Algonquin Territory, Ontario - Indigenous Services Canada
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