Open in full screen mode The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador The Canadian Press A class action lawsuit filed by the Innu Nation of Labrador seeks compensation for the mistreatment suffered by survivors of Indigenous day schools located in their community. According to the documents of the lawsuit, filed against the federal and provincial governments, the students of these schools suffered physical, emotional and sexual abuse and lost their cultural identity. Lawsuit covers abuse suffered in schools of Sheshatshiu, Natuashish and Davis Inlet between 1949, when the province joined Canada, and 2009, when the Innu nation formed its own school board. The lawsuit was signed by lawyers on Thursday and filed in the province's Supreme Court. The approach is similar to others launched elsewhere in the country, including a class action against Indigenous day schools settled in 2019. Loading ELSE ON INFO: The impact of 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas, in figures and maps The Innu Nation was excluded from these agreements since it was not included in the Indian Act before the early 2000s. With information from Janelle Kelly of CBC
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The Labrador Innu launch a class action against the province and the federal government
ByTeilor Stone
Jan 14, 2024
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116