Residential school survivors, descendents, show poorer health outcomes: survey
The first volume being made public today looks at physical and mental health, employment and income, housing and residential school experiences.
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Crown won’t appeal acquittal of accused in Tina Fontaine death
The Crown says that only errors in law can be appealed when someone is found not guilty.
Students abused by other students at residential schools to be compensated: Bennett
More than 200 former residential school students who suffered abuse at the hands of other students will receive compensation.
Fight over secret St. Anne’s residential school documents back in court
Survivors of the notorious St. Anne’s residential school square off against the federal government this week.
Nova Scotia school closes after threat, racist graffiti: RCMP
The RCMP said the crude remarks were made about Indigenous people and African Nova Scotians.
‘Her voice was stolen:’ Tina Fontaine’s family looking for answers after acquittal
Tina Fontaine’s 72-pound body, wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks, was pulled from the Red River in August 2014.
Justice system report slams Alberta for hiding Indigenous incarceration rates
Alberta has kept the number of Indigenous people it has locked up secret over the last five years.
Prison sentence for Indigenous woman doesn’t seem right: B.C. judge
Sadie Taniskishayinew was convicted last October of fatally stabbing 31-year-old Robert Boucher in November 2015.
‘Messed me up:’ ’60s Scoop survivors meet for Alberta apology consultations
Dozens of Scoop survivors gathered at an Indigenous school in Edmonton for a sixth and final meeting with provincial officials.