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By Brielle Morgan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Justine sits in her kitchen, cradling her new baby girl, while her 14-year-old camps out in a room down the hall. Another daughter bounces up the stairs after coming home from school and scoops up Denaro, their yappy chihuahua. Nine years ago, this family was torn apart after workers from the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) decided it wasn\u2019t in the girls\u2019 best interests to live with their mom. Justine didn\u2019t think so. The single mother \u2014 whom IndigiNews is identifying by a pseudonym to protect her children\u2019s privacy \u2014 alleged she was discriminated against, filing a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against VACFSS. \u201cIn my heart, I knew I did nothing wrong,\u201d Justine, an intergenerational survivor… <\/p>\n

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By Brielle Morgan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Justine sits in her kitchen, cradling her new baby girl, while her 14-year-old camps out in a room down the hall. Another daughter bounces up the stairs after coming home from school and scoops up Denaro, their yappy chihuahua. Nine years ago, this family was torn apart after workers from the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) decided it wasn\u2019t in the girls\u2019 best interests to live with their mom. Justine didn\u2019t think so. The single mother \u2014 whom IndigiNews is identifying by a pseudonym to protect her children\u2019s privacy \u2014 alleged she was discriminated against, filing a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against VACFSS. \u201cIn my heart, I knew I did nothing wrong,\u201d Justine, an intergenerational survivor... <\/p>\n

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