Therapeutic Justice: The Art of the Possible The Independent Assessment Process

1. Therapeutic Justice: The Art of the Possible The Independent Assessment Process Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) Shelley Trevethan Executive Director, Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat (IRSAS) November 6, 2014 www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

2. Agenda • Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement • Independent Assessment Process • Resolution of IAP Claims using a Claimant-centred Model • DVD “Telling your Story – The Independent Assessment Process” • Lessons Learned www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

3. Indian Residential Schools

4. Indian Residential Schools www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

5. Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement - Timeline • Early 1990s: first residential school lawsuits • 1996: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples finds abuse “widespread” at residential schools • 1997-2002: Over 10,000 litigation claims filed • 2001: Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada created • 2003: Alternative Dispute Resolution process created • 2005–2006: Negotiations of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement • 2007: Court approval for the Settlement Agreement • June 11, 2008: Prime Minister’s Apology www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

6. Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement - Components • Common Experience Payment • Independent Assessment Process • Truth & Reconciliation Commission • Commemoration • Healing www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

7. Independent Assessment Process • Out-of-court process to resolve claims of serious physical abuse, sexual abuse & other wrongful acts suffered at an Indian Residential School • Separate from other parts of the Settlement Agreement • Replaced Alternative Dispute Resolution process • Attended listed residential school • Administered by the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat • Independent Chief Adjudicator • All parties to the Settlement Agreement involved • Arms length from government, but funded by the Government of Canada • Ensure all admitted claims come to resolution • Claimant-centred process www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

8. Parties & Key Players COURT COUNSEL COURTS • PARTIES • Claimant • Defendant – Canada • Defendant – Church • Aboriginal Organizations • OVERSIGHT • Courts • Court Monitor • National Administration Committee • IAP Oversight Committee • NEUTRALS • Chief Adjudicator • Adjudicator • Adjudication Secretariat National Administration Committee KEY PLAYERS COURT-APPOINTED MONITOR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IAPOversightCommittee Chief Adjudicator Deputy Chiefs Executive Director Adjudicators Adjudication Secretariat IAP Adjudication Hearing CLAIMANT Health Canada Support Workers Elder Deputy Minister Interpreter Support Person • WITNESSES • Alleged Perpetrators • Others DEFENDANT CHURCH DEFENDANT CANADA

9. IAP Hearings www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

10. Claimant-centred Our success will be measured not only by the sheer number of claims resolved this year & the years ahead, but by our ability to handle all of them in accordance with our core values of fairness, consistency, impartiality, claimant-centeredness, and compassion. I will continue to work with the Oversight Committee & all stakeholders in the IAP to make this vision a reality Former Chief Adjudicator, Dan Ish www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

11. Claimant-centred: prior to hearing • Traditional outreach/relationship building • Information products • Lawyer • Support for Self-Represented Claimants • Claimant chooses location of hearing • Adjudicator gender • Organize Hearing • Expedited Hearing • Lost Claimant Protocol www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

12. Claimant-centred: at hearing • Independent Adjudicator • Inquisitorial model • Culturally sensitive & safe hearings • As much time as needed • Family member or friend can provide support • Health Support • Elders or Church • Interpreters • Validation www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

13. Claimant-centred: post-hearing • Legal Fee Review • Apology • Measures to protect claimants • Disposition of Records • Group IAP: funding to support healing & reconciliation for groups of claimants • Relationship-building www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

14. DVD: Telling your Story – The Independent Assessment Process • The DVD Telling your Story is a 17-minute video created to help Claimants prepare for their IAP Hearing • The entire DVD can be viewed in both French and English on the YouTube links: • English: http://youtu.be/4rxsPJ_tf3U • French: http://youtu.be/JDMNAIb_X7c www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

15. Lessons Learned • Independence • Involvement of all Parties • Claimant-centred management culture • Cultural sensitivity • Choice • Support • Transparency • Uphold the integrity of the IAP www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

16. Contact Information www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo

17. Questions? Shelley Trevethan • Shelley.trevethan@irsad-sapi.gc.ca IAP Information • Online: www.iap-pei.ca Group IAP Contact Information • Email: groupiap@iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo www.iap-pei.ca Twitter @IRSASInfo