Cowessess First Nation is located 160 km east of Regina. Photo courtesy: Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

Cowessess First Nation signs $39M deal to implement child welfare system

APTN – Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan has signed onto a $38.7-million deal to assert jurisdiction over its own child welfare system.

The announcement, called the Coordination Deal, was made Tuesday afternoon in the community with Chief Cadmus Delorme, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

It’s the first of this kind of agreement under the federal government’s law that…

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