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The Canadian government will pay over $2 billion to hundreds of indigenous communities in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schoolsfrom the end of the 19th century until the 1990s. This fund, protected for 20 years, will be administered by 9 natives, in addition to a representative of the public authorities.
“Canada is committed to fixing the collective damage caused by the boarding school system and the loss of language, culture and heritage,” according to an official statement released on Saturday.
For nearly a century, the Canadian government has sent almost 150 thousand children For 139 boarding schoolsmainly run by the Catholic Church, where they were isolated their families and their culture. many have suffered physical and sexual abuseand it is believed that thousands deceased illness, malnutrition or neglect.
Today, a class action lawsuit brought by 325 Indigenous communities has resulted in a 2.8 billion Canadian dollars (approximately R$ 11 billion), which will be allocated to a non-profit fund independent of the government.
Revitalizing Indigenous culture and language
The money will be used to “revitalize indigenous education, culture and language, to assist survivors in their process of recovery and reconnection with their heritage,” according to the official statement.
“It took a long time for Canada to recognize its history, to recognize the genocide committed and recognize the collective harm caused to our nations by residential schools,” said Garry Feschuk, an Indigenous leader who participated in the lawsuit.
Federal Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said “all survivors deserve justice and the compensation they are owed.”
The precise terms of payment of the sum will be decided by the Federal Justice on February 27.
In 2015, a national commission of inquiry called the residential school system “cultural genocide.”
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