The settlement does not include the Band Class. Nothing in the settlement will affect the Band Class claim, which is moving forward to trial. To learn more about the Band Class process, visit the Band Class section of the website.
The settlement applies to the Day Scholar Survivor Class (students who attended Indian Residential School as Day Scholars), and the Descendant Class. The Band Class claim is continuing on to trial. The settlement includes a $10,000 individual compensation for each...
This class action called Gottfriedson v. Canada is about the claims of Day Scholars, students who attended Indian Residential Schools (“IRS”) during the day only and did not sleep there overnight. The lawsuit asserted that the purpose, operation, and management of...
