Indigenous community at center of stabbing no stranger to suffering
Montreal (AFP) - Isolated in the vast prairies of west-central Canada, the James Smith Cree Nation -- epicenter of a deadly stabbing rampage -- is a small Indigenous community that is no stranger to drama. Like many other Indigenous communities in North America, it suffers from such problems as overcrowded housing, high unemployment, drug addiction and racial discrimination, researchers say. Small, isolated communityLocated in a territory spanning more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) the community's central village is in a rural area where people live off farming and ranching. Some 3,400 ......
Sep 08, 2022