THUNDER BAY — Indigenous people eligible for compensation under the "Sixties Scoop" class action settlement are being invited to an information session in Thunder Bay on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Over a period of four decades, Indigenous children across Canada were forcibly taken into care and placed with non-Indigenous parents, where they were not raised in accordance with their cultural traditions, nor taught their traditional languages.
A court-approved settlement with the federal government provides for payments of between $25,000 and $50,000 to any eligible person who was adopted or made a permanent ward and was placed in the care of non-Indigenous foster or adoptive parents between 1951 and 1991.
Representatives of the claims administrator, Collectiva Class Action Services, and its First Nations' partners are travelling across the country to provide information to class members and assist them in completing claim forms. Financial planning information is also being being made available.
Claims for compensation must be submitted to the claims administrator by August 30, 2019.
Claim forms are available at sixtiesscoopsettlement.info.
The information meeting in Thunder Bay will take place Tuesday at the Victoria Inn between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
