The custody case from the 80s that still affects Indigenous kids
Kuper Island
CBC
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The stories behind the legal battles that changed Canada — and the unlikely people who made it happen. Some were sh*t disturbers, some were convicts, and some were just regular folks dragged into a fight. Each week on See You in Court, host Falen Johnson teams up with a journalist to dig into a case that challenged the status quo, and asks: what kind of person takes on the law? What are the costs? And what would our lives look like if these cases never happened? Because let's be real, just because a case is closed doesn't mean the story’s over. More episodes of See You in Court are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/syic-ki
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| 0:32.6 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:36.6 | A child caught between two worlds. Her birth mother fighting to This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:43.3 | A child caught between two worlds, her birth mother fighting to bring her home to her first nation, |
| 0:46.1 | foster parents saying she belongs with them, |
| 0:50.9 | and a court case that would set a precedent and reverberate through families for years to come. |
| 0:55.6 | Hi, I'm Phelan Johnson. You might know me as the co-creator of the Secret Life of Canada. |
| 1:02.6 | I was an historian when that podcast was created, and I'm not a lawyer now. But I am fascinated by the stories that shake up how we understand this country. And that's what I explore in my |
| 1:07.5 | brand new podcast, See You in Court. In each episode, I team up with a journalist to dive into the messy and memorable cases |
| 1:14.5 | that shaped how Canadians live today. |
| 1:16.7 | Together, we uncover the stories of the unlikely people who had the guts to challenge the law, |
| 1:21.9 | or at least put up one hell of a fight. |
| 1:24.0 | In this episode, journalist Donna Dingwall and Letitia Racine travel back to southwest Manitoba, a place they both grew up. |
| 1:31.6 | They're piecing together, how a seven-year-old Letitia ended up at the center of this landmark case and how it's marked her life ever since. |
| 1:40.1 | This is part one of three, and if you like what you hear, you don't have to wait. |
| 1:44.5 | Parts two and three are waiting for you right now in the C-U-N-Court feed. |
| 1:49.0 | Here's part one. |
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