Saskatoon lawyer set to launch healing fund
APTN National News Lisa Abbott is a Saskatoon-based lawyer who represents 130 residential school survivors…
Residential Schools
Residential school survivors relearn languages once forced to forget
The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre recently held their annual language keepers conference.
Mohawks investigate whether bone fragment dug up near residential school is from child
Mohawks from the Six Nations territory in Ontario are digging up the dirt on what they believe is a dirty residential school secret.
The IAP Process: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
In this story, we are talking about clients involved in the Independent Assessment Process or IAP. The IAP is a very bureaucratic and complex system set up under the Indian Residential Schools Class Action Settlement Agreement to decide whether the former students deserve to be compensated for physical and sexual abuse they endured in the schools as children – and if so, how much that compensation should be.
Recent Developments: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
On November 10, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown ordered an investigation into the allegations made against a Calgary law firm. We do not know how many of the Blott and Company lawyers are facing these allegations.
Law firm’s suspension lifted, investigation begin
A British Columbia court has lifted a freeze on dozens of residential school survivor compensation cases handled by a Calgary law firm.
Court order puts survivor compensation cases in jeopardy
APTN National News APTN Investigates reporter Kathleen Martens talks to anchor Dana Foster about the…
Residential school lawyers warned over ethics
Lawyers may see their fees reduced if they break the rules as they guide former students of Indian residential schools through the complex legal process designed to provide compensation for serious physical and sexual abuse suffered at the schools.
Day-school survivors consider class-action suit
APTN National News Day-schoolers were left out of Canada’s reparations to the residential school survivors….