Feds Settle Residential School Day Student Class-Action Lawsuit for $2.8 Billion

Feds Settle Residential School Day Student Class-Action Lawsuit for $2.8 Billion
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller responds to a question during a news conference on February 4, 2021 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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The federal government on Jan. 21 announced it would pay $2.8 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by members of two B.C. First Nations bands seeking compensation for students who attended residential schools as day scholars.

Day scholars refer to students who attended residential schools during the day and returned home each day, as distinguished from students who resided at the schools.