Fasken Aids AFN in Reaching Agreement in Principle With
Government of Canada in Landmark 'Millennial Scoop'
Case
On Jan. 4, 2022, a $40-billion agreement in principle was
announced between the Government of Canada and The Assembly of
First Nations (AFN) to compensate the country's Indigenous
Peoples for decades of discriminatory practices by the federal
child welfare program. This marks the largest settlement in
Canada's history and ranks among the largest in the world.
AFN – a national advocacy organization for Aboriginal
Peoples who are ethnically neither Métis nor Inuit –
was represented by Fasken, in alliance with Indigenous Peoples law
firm Nahwegahbow, Corbiere and the General Counsel for the AFN.
