St. Anne’s survivor awarded $72K after review of denied abuse claim is still fighting – CBC

Jan 30, 2025

Claimant belongs to small group battling Canada in court over disclosure of documents

For the residential school survivor known only as claimant T-00185, justice has been elusive.

He alleged in 2009 under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement assessment process that he had been sexually abused by two older boys at the notorious St. Anne’s Indian Residential School, which operated between 1906 and 1976 in Fort Albany, Ont. His claim was rejected.

That claim was heard, however, before Canada was forced to release roughly 12,000 police records and court documents containing evidence of rampant physical and sexual abuse at the Catholic-run institution.

T-00185 was the lone survivor awarded compensation after a court-ordered review concluded 11 student-on-student abuse claims may have been impacted by Canada’s non-disclosure, CBC Indigenous has learned.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/review-st-annes-abuse-claims-1.7444993

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