British Columbia: Aboriginal British Columbians File Class Action Against Federal Government

British Columbia: Aboriginal British Columbians File Class Action Against Federal Government   "Sixties' Scoop" Deprived Aboriginal Children of Culture, Religion, and Language Rights   A class action was filed today, by Sharon Russell against the Government of Canada on behalf of Aboriginal British Columbians who were apprehended as children by provincial welfare authorities.   The class action, filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, alleges that between 1962 and 1996 the federal...

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