# Nora Bernard

> Nora Bernard was a Canadian Mi'kmaq activist who sought compensation for survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system. She was directly responsible for what became the largest class-action lawsuit in Canadian history, representing an estimated 79,000 survivors; the Canadian government settled the lawsuit in 2005 for more than C$5 billion.

*Mi'kmaq activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nora-bernard

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1935-09-22
- **Died:** 2007-12-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Nora Bernard was a Canadian Mi'kmaq activist who sought compensation for survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system. She was directly responsible for what became the largest class-action lawsuit in Canadian history, representing an estimated 79,000 survivors; the Canadian government settled the lawsuit in 2005 for more than C$5 billion.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.5

## Sources
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- [نورا برنارڈ](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7050063)

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