The president of the Metis National Council says he is disappointed the federal government did not alert his organization about a settlement reached over the '60s Scoop, which saw Indigenous children removed from their homes and placed into the foster system.
OTTAWA - The president of the Metis National Council says he is disappointed the federal government did not alert his organization about a settlement reached over the '60s Scoop, which saw Indigenous children removed from their homes and placed into the foster system.
The federal government announced last week a compensation package including up to $750 million in compensation for victims classified as status Indian and Inuit.
Metis National Council President Clement Chartier tells The Canadian Press his organization has received many calls since then from Metis people affected by the '60s Scoop who want to know how their experience will be dealt with.
Duane Morrisseau-Beck, a director of an organization for Indigenous survivors of the child welfare system and a '60s Scoop survivor, says became very emotional after he learned about the settlement.
He says many other Metis people feel left out like he does.
The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says it is committed to working with other Indigenous Peoples affected by the '60s Scoop, adding the provinces and territories have also “shown leadership” to resolve outstanding litigation.
(The Canadian Press)
The end of one Star sparks the birth of another
UPDATE: Missing First Nations Haines Junction residents located
Minister's home vandalized with threats and profanity
Whitehorse Community Thrift Store donates $100K to community organizations.
Whitehorse residential school ground searches completed
Arrested parent accuses department of Education of escalating matters at Holy Family School
Government of Canada announce over $45M to protect Whitehorse Escarpment and Robert Service Way
Yukon government passes Health Authority Act
Regalia workshop for special traditional occasions holds in Whitehorse
Unity in the Community Walk for four Yukon women who died at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter held in Whitehorse
Testimony hearing into the deaths of four Yukon women comes to an end.
Ground searches at two former Whitehorse residential school sites begin this week
Coroner's Inquest sees footage of lifeless body ignored for more than 12 hours
How We Walk with the Land and Water holds two open houses
Whitehorse Emergency Shelter staff not trained for emergencies, inquest hears
Premier pledges to meet with Yukoners living in tents to help them find housing
