Canada reaches $20-billion agreement on compensation for First Nations children, families

By Amanda Jerome ( July 4, 2022, 4:27 PM EDT) -- On July 4, the federal government, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the plaintiffs in the Moushoom and Trout class actions announced, “a final settlement agreement” was signed “regarding compensation for First Nations children and families harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services program and the federal government's narrow definition of Jordan’s Principle.”...