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Indigenous Chiefs Urged to Support $47.8B Child Welfare Reform Deal

  • First Nations plaintiffs are urging chiefs to vote in favor of a $47.8 billion child welfare reform agreement aimed at compensating children removed from their families and fixing Canada’s discriminatory child welfare system.
  • Concerns remain among chiefs about the deal’s implementation.
  • The agreement follows a legal battle over underfunded on-reserve child welfare services.