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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com TORONTO \u2014 First Nations leaders in Ontario are celebrating a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over the future of child welfare. On Monday, the tribunal approved the Ontario Final Agreement \u2014 the nine-year, $8.5-billion deal that the Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation reached with the federal government in 2025 that will give communities control over things like foster care, child protective services and adoption in their First Nations. \u201cThe chiefs have the authority to decide how to look after their own children and what is in the best interests of their children,\u201d Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler told a press conference in Toronto Monday afternoon after the tribunal issued its decision. \u201cI’m so full of gratitude… <\/p>\n

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By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com TORONTO \u2014 First Nations leaders in Ontario are celebrating a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over the future of child welfare. On Monday, the tribunal approved the Ontario Final Agreement \u2014 the nine-year, $8.5-billion deal that the Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation reached with the federal government in 2025 that will give communities control over things like foster care, child protective services and adoption in their First Nations. \u201cThe chiefs have the authority to decide how to look after their own children and what is in the best interests of their children,\u201d Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler told a press conference in Toronto Monday afternoon after the tribunal issued its decision. \u201cI’m so full of gratitude... <\/p>\n

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