Court certifies class-action lawsuit alleging abuse of Indigenous children in northern Alberta school – CBC

Jan 23, 2025

Claim alleges physical, psychological and sexual abuse École Notre Dame in 1960s and 1970s

A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse of Indigenous children sent to a northeast Alberta Catholic school in the 1960s and 1970s.

Representative plaintiff Cynthia Iris Youngchief filed a lawsuit in 2019 against the federal and provincial governments, as well as local religious and school authorities.

Her statement of claim outlines allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse against Indigenous students at École Notre Dame in Bonnyville, Alta., about 240 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

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