Canada seeks to compensate indigenous taken from families
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2017 file photo, Marcia Brown Martel plays her drum and sings outside Parliament following a government news conference announcing a compensation package for indigenous victims of the “Sixties Scoop,” during which indigenous children were taken from their homes and adopted into non-indigenous families, in Ottawa, Canada. The victims began suing the Canadian government in 2010, claiming damages for the loss of their language, culture and identity. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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