By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced February 26 the federal government will budget $1.55 billion to renew Jordan\u2019s Principle funding over the next year. The investment intends to protect access to essential supports for First Nations children. \u201cAs a First Nations Minister, I understand what it is like to be a client of Indigenous Services Canada,\u201d Gull-Masty told the Nation. \u201cI have friends and family who regularly apply to Jordan\u2019s Principle and, as a young mother, I would have applied to Jordan\u2019s Principle had it been around when my children were young.\u201d The child-first principle was established in 2007. It is named after Jordan River Anderson, a five-year-old boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. He died in 2005 during… <\/p>\n
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced February 26 the federal government will budget $1.55 billion to renew Jordan\u2019s Principle funding over the next year. The investment intends to protect access to essential supports for First Nations children. \u201cAs a First Nations Minister, I understand what it is like to be a client of Indigenous Services Canada,\u201d Gull-Masty told the Nation. \u201cI have friends and family who regularly apply to Jordan\u2019s Principle and, as a young mother, I would have applied to Jordan\u2019s Principle had it been around when my children were young.\u201d The child-first principle was established in 2007. It is named after Jordan River Anderson, a five-year-old boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. He died in 2005 during... <\/p>\n