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Residential school compensation: Who do I turn to? What do I do?

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Some residential school survivors say Canada's apology for physical and sexual abuse, supposedly a gesture of reconciliation to Indigenous people, has made their lives even harder.

For many, the dizzying landscape of complex choices surrounding the entire compensation issue - to sue or not to sue, negotiation and mediation versus litigation, class actions versus individual lawsuits, healing issues confused with civil law issues confused with criminal matters - is just too much to deal with.

Residential school compensation: Who do I turn to? What do I do?

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Some residential school survivors say Canada's apology for physical and sexual abuse, supposedly a gesture of reconciliation to Indigenous people, has made their lives even harder.

For many, the dizzying landscape of complex choices surrounding the entire compensation issue - to sue or not to sue, negotiation and mediation versus litigation, class actions versus individual lawsuits, healing issues confused with civil law issues confused with criminal matters - is just too much to deal with.

Publication tops

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The staff and contributors of Windspeaker, Canada's National Aboriginal News Source, have something to celebrate this month. Windspeaker has won first place for General Excellence in the monthly publications category at this year's Native American Journalists Association's annual assembly. The Circle, last year's winner, and Arizona Native Scene, won honorable mentions.

Publication tops

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The staff and contributors of Windspeaker, Canada's National Aboriginal News Source, have something to celebrate this month. Windspeaker has won first place for General Excellence in the monthly publications category at this year's Native American Journalists Association's annual assembly. The Circle, last year's winner, and Arizona Native Scene, won honorable mentions.

Publication tops

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The staff and contributors of Windspeaker, Canada's National Aboriginal News Source, have something to celebrate this month. Windspeaker has won first place for General Excellence in the monthly publications category at this year's Native American Journalists Association's annual assembly. The Circle, last year's winner, and Arizona Native Scene, won honorable mentions.

Justice applied with respect to culture and tradtions of Inuit

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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge, James Igloliorte, as the only Inuk judge in Labrador, says the importance of being a role model has not escaped him. His contributions as jurist and educator and proud spokesman for his people have not escaped the notice of his peers either, who have honored Igloliorte with this year's National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the Law and Justice category.