Proposed class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Indigenous group homes in Canada | Unpublished
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Publication Date: November 14, 2024 - 10:32

Proposed class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Indigenous group homes in Canada

November 14, 2024
A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous children removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."


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