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Canada reaches a historic deal to compensate¹ Indigenous² children

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The Canadian government has agreed to pay more than $30 billion to compensate Indigenous children who were taken away from their families and put into the child welfare system.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

A big decision in Canada - the government there has agreed to pay more than $30 billion to compensate Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed into the child welfare system. The money will also be used to improve child and family services on reserves of Indigenous First Nations. Emma Jacobs reports on the repercussions⁴.

EMMA JACOBS, BYLINE⁵: The agreement will resolve legal challenges going back more than a decade that allege⁶ Canada has underfunded child services in Indigenous First Nations. Cindy Blackstock is executive director of First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, which brought these concerns before Canada's Human Rights Tribunal.

CINDY BLACKSTOCK: We wanted this type of apartheid service delivery to stop.

JACOBS: The tribunal found that Canada's inadequate⁷ support for child welfare programs in First Nations communities led to government agencies sending kids to other areas with more resources. Blackstock says First Nations children are 17 times more likely to end up in foster care. The settlement funds will go towards compensating⁸ tens or even hundreds of thousands of children who were either removed from their families or unable to access needed support. It will also go to improving services for Indigenous children and families where they live.

Canada's Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller⁹ Tuesday called the settlement the largest in Canadian history.

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MARC MILLER: The agreements in principle we have signed today will support First Nations children so that they can have the same opportunities to grow up with their families and communities thriving through their cultures.

JACOBS: But this is a preliminary agreement. Details of how the money will get distributed still need to be worked out, and Blackstock said that implementation¹⁰ will be key.

BLACKSTOCK: Public pressure and litigation and all of us paying attention has made a world of difference, but these are simply words on paper.

JACOBS: It is not time to look away, she continued, until she hears from children in Indigenous communities that their life today is better than it was yesterday.

For NPR News, I'm Emma Jacobs in Montreal.

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1 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

2 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

7 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

8 compensating   

补偿，补助，修正

参考例句：

• I am able to set up compensating networks of nerve connections. 我能建立起补偿性的神经联系网。
• It is desirable that compensating cables be run in earthed conduit. 补偿导线最好在地下管道中穿过。

9 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

10 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。