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Indian Residential Schools Settlement Questions & Answers - September 20, 2007

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement has been approved.

Questions & Answers: Common Experience Payment
September 20, 2007

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) has been approved and will be implemented on September 19, 2007. The IRSSA is the largest, most comprehensive settlement in Canadian History and includes:

Donna Williams, KOTM manager, briefed the participants attending the Aboriginal Health Care Conference on community telehealth initiatives.  Lillian Suganaqueb, the Health Director of Webequie First Nation, told the gathering of the challenges faced by community members accessing health care and praised the impact of KOTM in improving health care access.  Lisa Sarsfield of the Ontario Telehealth Network said there is a strong partnership between OTN, KO Telemedicine and now Metis Nation of Ontario, the newest Aboriginal organization in Ontario to deliver telehealth, but she said more needs