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Aug 22, 2024 | 
theglobeandmail.com | Meral Jamal
Open this photo in gallery:Participants in the 2024 Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, which took place at the First Nations University of Canada’s Regina campus.SuppliedPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOne week seems like an ambitious timeline to build out a business and pitch it to professionals, but that’s what 18 Indigenous youth from across the country came together to do this summer.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
aptnnews.ca | Meral Jamal |Mark Blackburn
An Indigenous inmate at the Mission Institution in British Columbia has ended a four-week hunger strike, a decision his family says he was forced to make following concerns from the health care manager at the facility and promises of a meeting with management that have not yet been met.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
vancouversun.com | Meral Jamal
Robert Riley Saunders, who was found guilty of misappropriating more than $460,000, was handed a five-year prison sentence in 2022 • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentA man who forged social worker credentials and defrauded Indigenous youth who were in government care in the Okanagan has been granted full parole.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Meral Jamal
A man who notoriously forged social worker credentials and defrauded Indigenous Youth under his “care” in the Okanagan has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada approved the next step in the conditional release of Robert Riley Saunders following the completion of his six-month day parole which was granted last October. According to Global News, he’s set to be fully paroled by mid-July. Already a Subscriber?
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
thewrennews.ca | Aaron Hemens |Meral Jamal
Dionne Phillips shares Secwépemc news stories for The Wren and IndigiNews. As a member of the Xats̓úll First Nation, she reports on her Secwepemcúl’ecw homelands in what’s been briefly known as “Williams Lake.”This beat came about in response to community feedback about the gaps in regional news coverage, specifically the need for more reporting by and for Indigenous people. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
aptnnews.ca | Meral Jamal |Mark Blackburn
The family of Norman LaRue, a member of Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc who is currently serving a life sentence in British Columbia, is speaking out about alleged discrimination from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) — but says the complaint process is too “manipulated” by the federal authority. In December 2022, Jenni LaRue, who is from Simpcw First Nation, filed a complaint on behalf of her husband, an intergenerational survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS), and her family.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
thewrennews.ca | Meral Jamal
Content warning: This story includes details about the prison system and the overrepresentation and mistreatment of Indigenous inmates. Please look after your spirit and read with care. Norman LaRue, a member of Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, is an intergenerational survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS). His father, who passed away when Norman was 17, had endured life at KIRS.
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
therecord.com | Meral Jamal
Norman LaRue, a member of Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, is an intergenerational survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS). His father, who passed away when Norman was 17, had endured life at KIRS. But in 2021, when his nation announced it had found evidence of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of the institution, Norman was away from his family in prison at the Pacific Institution, as he has been serving a life sentence.
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Meral Jamal
Norman LaRue, a member of Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, is an intergenerational survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS). His father, who passed away when Norman was 17, had endured life at KIRS. But in 2021, when his nation announced it had found evidence of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of the institution, Norman was away from his family in prison at the Pacific Institution, as he has been serving a life sentence. Already a Subscriber?
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Mar 31, 2024 | 
niagarafallsreview.ca | Meral Jamal
Norman LaRue, a member of Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, is an intergenerational survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS). His father, who passed away when Norman was 17, had endured life at KIRS. But in 2021, when his nation announced it had found evidence of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of the institution, Norman was away from his family in prison at the Pacific Institution, as he has been serving a life sentence. Already a Subscriber?
