New group seeks to determine national scope of forced sterilization of Indigenous people in Canada

Although the new Survivors Circle's registry work has just begun, it's already counted 15,000 affected people. 'How far do you think this will go?' says Senator Yvonne Boyer.

Forced sterilization survivors and advocates wore ribbon skirts to the official launch event for the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice held in the Senate of Canada Building on Oct. 10.Photograph courtesy of Eric Reid

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 23, 2024

A newly launched not-for-profit group is working to establish just how many Indigenous people have been affected by forced or coerced sterilizations in Canada through the creation of a first-of-its-kind national registry. It's work that the Survivors Circle for Reproductive ...

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