“The settlement is about giving our nations the support they need to pick up the broken pieces, to start healing our communities,' said Dr. Matthew Coon Come
A $2.8 billion settlement aims to help First Nation reclaim what the federal government stripped away through residential schools.
The result of that loss, he pointed out, was living with dysfunction and lateral violence and an inability to govern effectively. “The settlement is about giving our nations the support they need to pick up the broken pieces, to start healing our communities. It is about overcoming the pain of past oppression, rebuilding our societies. This is about restoring wellness in our communities,” he said.“It will take years. Rebuilding our languages, our cultures, our social institutions is complicated, but it is work we need to do for our young people,” he said.
Initial payments of $200,000 will go to each of the 325 bands. This money will give the nations the opportunity to develop an initial 10-year plan, said Grant.
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