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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002

A series of hearings are being held in Saskatchewan this week to examine the way Aboriginals are treated by the justice system.

The five-member commission will look at a number of issues, including the unresolved deaths of young Native men. Over the past decade, a number of men have been found frozen to death with some of the deaths linked to law enforcement.

Two White cops were convicted of confinement after leaving one Native man out in the cold and lived to tell about it.

Get the Story:
Aboriginal justice commission begins hearings by listening to youth (CBC 4/15)
Sask. to study treatment of natives by justice system (CBC 4/15)

Relevant Links:
Starlight Tours, from the CBC - http://cbc.ca/national/magazine/starlight/index.html

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