Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return
Plaintiffs Charles Wesley, Christopher Wesley, Sharon Nicholas and Nicole Nicholas filed a statement of claim in Vancouver this month seeking damages from the federal government for 'being deprived of the benefits' of status under the act.
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