Buffalo Point First Nation woman says she’s trying to escape Casablanca after assault – APTN News

Jul 30, 2021

A woman from Buffalo Point First Nation and Winnipeg now living in Morocco says she is stuck and broke in Casablanca with her two young sons and is asking for help from people back home.

Kari Cobiness, who goes by the name Alayaa El on Facebook, says she was brutally assaulted in the city and now fears for her life.

Cobiness says she can’t go into details about the assault.

She launched a GoFundMe, asking for $7,000 for plane tickets after trying to get assistance from the Canadian Embassy, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Buffalo Point First Nation.

“I’ve been to the Canadian Embassy as far as getting help and support financially to get home with both my children and I was denied the regional loan that the Canadian government offered Canadian citizens to return to Canada during the pandemic,” says Cobiness.

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