Native Residential School Compenstion - Canada

[RACooper]

Well it looks like the Canadian government finally decided to own-up and apologize for the sins of the past: The Residential Schools.

Former students of native residential schools to get billions in compensation
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government has proposed more than $2 billion in payments and healing programs to atone for decades of abuse in native residential schools.

If the deal is approved in court, survivors of rape, beatings and cultural isolation would likely be paid by the end of 2006. They now average age 60. Many are sick or dying.

The announcement was among a flurry of costly promises made in the final days before an expected election call.

more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20051...NlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Some background on the Residential Schools:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/ab...alschools.html

All I can say is that it's about time, and that I hope this help to further heal the wounds and distrust between the Government and the First Nations.