Indian Day School Settlement Community Session: Eskasoni

Thursday, February 6, 2020

IMPORTANT SETTLEMENTINFORMATION

 

·      The claim form processed opened on January 13,2020.

·      Printed forms can be picked up at the Eskasoni BandOffice or at the Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq office at 201 Churchill Drive,Suite 304, Membertou.

·      Claim forms can also be found online on theFederal Indian Day School Settlement Website at www.indiandayschools.com

·      Claims can be submitted within a two-and-a-half-yearperiod- up until July 13, 2022.

·      Claims will not be processed until after May12, 2020 (120 days after the beginning date).

 

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

 

Gowling WLG is the lawfirm handling the settlement:

 

·      They provide FREE legalassistance completing claims forms.

·      Call 1-844-539-3815 and a form filler will fillin the claim form on their end and send you the completed form for you to signand attach necessary documents.

·      They are coming to Unama’ki the last week ofFebruary 2020 and will be providing FREE legal assistancedirectly in several communities. Dates and times to be announced.

 

CLAIMS ADMINISTATOR

 

Deloitte is the claimsadministrator: 1-888-221-2898.

 

·      If you have sent in your claim form you canfollow up after a three (3) week period to confirm they receivedyour documents- don’t forget to ask for your claim number.

·      Please note: If you sent in your form and you want tochange the level, you should call immediately and tell them- they will notethis information on your profile and tell you what additional documents you mayneed to send in.

 

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS

 

For immediatemental health support phone:

 

·      Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310

·      Eskasoni Crisis Line at 1-855-379-2099.

 

For an intake for mental wellness services, such as counselling and traditional healing, contact:

 

·      Eskasoni Crisis and Referral Centre at (902)379-2910

·     Union ofNova Scotia Mi’kmaq Mental Wellness Team at (902) 539-4107 ext.210

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