Sixties Scoop survivor held in U.S. jail after attempted return to adoptive family
May 23, 2025
A Cree Sixties Scoop Survivor is in U.S. immigration custody waiting on the Alberta government to provide adoption records to prove he is First Nations and it's something that could take months. James Mast, born James Cardinal, was detained by tribal police on the U.S. side of Akwesasne on April 14 and turned over to U.S. Border Patrol.
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In his closing remarks at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Carney spoke to reporters amid a number of international crises, including Israel’s escalating war with Iran, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global trade instability sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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