By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette Families who grieve missing and murdered Indigenous children received “deepest sympathies” from a member of Alberta’s legislature last week, after at least two recent stories brought the issue to wide public attention. The remains of Samuel Bird were found Oct. 16 in a rural area near Edmonton the day after a man was arrested and charged with multiple offences tied to his death, including second-degree murder. Bird, 14, was identified on surveillance video in Edmonton on June 1, before going to a friend’s place. Darius Macdougall, a six-year-old Indigenous boy, lost physical contact with his family Sept. 21 in the Island Lake area west of Crowsnest Pass. The boy, who has autism, has not been found. Said Brooks Arcand-Paul, the…
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