Earlier this month, Canadian officials made a major announcement.

After a 15-year court battle, the government agreed to a $32 billion settlement with

First Nations communities, who represent the largest group of indigenous people in the

country.

Canada has taken another significant step in its attempts to make amends for the decades

of abuse suffered by its indigenous people.

This is History Making in Canada.

A press conference to announce a milestone in addressing mistreatment and discrimination

against First Nations families.

It's the largest class action settlement in Canadian history.

The Canadian Prime Minister says the settlement is the first step towards healing.

The settlement had to do with the country's child welfare system and how it violated the

rights of some indigenous children.

In a press conference, Mark Miller, the Canadian Minister for Indigenous Relations, called

the settlement historic.

This is the largest settlement in Canadian history.

No amount of money can reverse the harm experienced by First Nations children.

However, historic injustices require historic reparations.

Our colleague Kim McRail has been following the core battle.

It's one of the biggest settlements related to a government's relationship with indigenous

people globally.

It's just one piece of what I think is a much broader reckoning that the government in

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