“Ottawa must pay tens of thousands of dollars to every First Nations child who was placed in the on-reserve child welfare system, following a Friday ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that also provides compensation to some of their parents and grandparents.” – CBC News
Centre Director Aki-kwe submitted an affidavit for the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to support children’s rights, from her experiences as a lawyer, judge & child advocate. She is featured in a CBC story about the decision.
“There is a humanitarian crisis with respect to the removal of First Nation children and issues with the child welfare system, especially when looking at the child welfare system through the international lens of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People…”
– Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-kwe
The Centre applauds this landmark decision that impacts so many Indigenous people in Canada.
Read the CBC story, “Ottawa ordered to compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve child welfare system.”
For more on child welfare legislation and Akikwe’s work in this area, read the recent Director’s Update.
