Radio interviews with David Schulze on the federal Indian day schools class actions

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Radio interviews with David Schulze on the federal Indian day schools class actions, SOCAM, 1^st and 2^nd of May 2019 – David Schulze is interviewed by Réjean Nequado and Tania Rock-Picard

In the coming months, the Federal Court will be asked to approve the settlement of a nationwide class action against Canada to compensate survivors for the harm they suffered while attending federally administered Indian day schools. The proposed settlement with Canada includes any person who attended a federal Indian day school, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Beginning in 1920, the Government of Canada established and managed more than 700 Indian day schools. It is estimated that nearly 200,000 Aboriginal children (First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Non-Status Indians) attended a federally run Indian day school. Many of these children have suffered trauma and, in some cases, physical and sexual abuse from persons whose duty it was to take care of these children.

The proposed settlement agreement was negotiated by the Government of Canada and the lawyer representing the McLean class members to resolve this dispute through conciliation and to find a lasting and tangible solution for former students of Indian day schools.

3 communities, Manawan, Obijewan, and Pessamit, called upon Mr. Schulze to pursue the class action file.