Ex-judge Assists Victims of Residential Schools

Canada.com
July 6, 2012

http://www.canada.com/judge+assists+victims+residential+schools/6892910/story.html

Members of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta say a retired B.C. judge's visit has renewed some faith in the settlement process for Indian residential school survivors.

Ian Pitfield met with members of the tribe this week to reassure them that their compensation claims for sexual and physical abuse will be dealt with properly. "The integrity of the system has to be restored," Rick Tailfeathers, a Blood Tribe spokesman, said Thursday.

Tailfeathers said Pitfield told the mainly elderly survivors Wednesday that new lawyers will help them before a Sept. 19 deadline for filing compensation claims.