Reading Time: 2 minutes First Nations families and Canada agree to put litigation on hold while working to end the legacy of “enfranchisement” under the Indian ActIn June 2021, on behalf of several First Nations families,16 individual plaintiffs launched a constitutional challenge seeking to end the inequities and exclusion faced by families who were “enfranchised” under earlier versions of the Indian Act. Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Juristes Power Law, who represent the plaintiffs in the Nicholas v Canada (Attorney General), are pleased to announce t…