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	Podcast:		The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)
	Episode:		A custody battle that became a landmark case: Racine v Woods
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:25:06
	Publish Date:		2025-09-29 04:10:00
	Description:		It was a court battle that made headlines. In the early 1980's an Indigenous mother fought to get her child back from the foster family that had looked after her from the time she was an infant. Her birth mother went all the way to Ottawa, to the Supreme Court of Canada, and in a landmark decision, the judge ruled that it was in the best interest of the child to stay with the foster family. It was a decision that would change the life of the little girl at the centre of the battle, Leticia Racine, and impact child welfare cases involving Indigenous children for years to come. We speak with Racine today, about her tumultuous life, and her journey back to her First Nation and her Indigenous culture.
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