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OTTAWA - The Federal Court has ordered Ottawa to reimburse a First Nations band for the cost of taking care of a severely disabled teenager living at home 鈥 a ruling that could have widespread implications for federal social services on reserves.
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Jeremy Meawasige sits with his mother Maurina Beadle at home in Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia in this July19, 2011 photo. The Federal Court has told Ottawa to reimburse a First Nations band for the costs of taking care of a severely disabled teenager living at home鈥 a ruling that could have widespread implications for federal social services on reserves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has ordered Ottawa to reimburse a First Nations band for the cost of taking care of a severely disabled teenager living at home 鈥 a ruling that could have widespread implications for federal social services on reserves.

"It sets an important precedent to ensure all First Nations children across sa国际传媒 are given equal access to essential government services," said Paul Champ, the lawyer for the boy's mother.