The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement's common experience payment and healing : Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement common experience payment and healing [Native or Aboriginal peoples, First Nations]

The general message of Survivors’ accounts of negative impacts was that the decision to settle for individual monetary compensation was misguided and insufficient, compounded by a lack of planning on the part of those implementing the CEP to prepare for the triggers, self-destructive reactions, and predatory behaviours. [...] The goals of this study were to assess the impact that past lump sum payments have had on Survivors, their families, and their communities; to help identify the benefits and costs of such payments; and to prepare recommendations on what might be helpful with respect to the imminent distribution of Lump Sum Compensation Payments (LSPs) such as the CEP and IAP payments. [...] Questions for key informants focussed on their experiences and opinions of the CEP application process, the use and availability of support during the application process and after receipt of the payment, the personal impacts of receiving monetary compensation, and the connection, if any, between compensation and healing (or well-being) in their lives (Appendix D). [...] AHF healing projects generally welcomed the opportunity to join the research study and in many instances project staff provided the logistical support necessary to ensure private and quiet interview space and to schedule interview participants prior to the arrival of the research team. [...] Research on Métis involvement in the residential school system shows that government and church policies were inconsistent, practices varied, and records were often inaccurate, all of which contribute to the under-representation of Métis in official residential school documents: Due to the manipulation of attendance numbers and the strict administration of per capita funds payable on behalf of Fir