Elderly Natives denied abuse settlement payments
Friday, December 15, 2006
About 300 elderly Natives have not been able to receive advance payments that were promised under the $1.9 billion residential school abuse settlement.
The Canadian government said it would pay $8,000 to former students over the age of 65. But Lillian Sparvier, 86, and others on her reserve were rejected because the Indian Residential Schools Resolution agency says it can't find records of her enrollment.
"It's insulting when they say, 'Well you couldn't have gone, we don't have records of you,' " said one woman, whose 89-year-old mother was told she couldn't receive any money.
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Elderly First Nations woman has claim rejected
(CBC 12/14)
Residential School Abuse / Church Liability Decision:
Blackwater
v. Plint (October 21, 2005)
Relevant Links:
Assembly of First Nations -
http://www.afn.ca Indian
Residential Schools Resolution Department -
http://www.irsr-rqpi.gc.ca/english
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