English Explanatory Dictionary

Jordan's Principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.

Word forms

Jordan's Principle

Etymology

It was established in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who suffered from Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome.

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