Sask. family buries loved one who died in Africa (CBC 6/10)
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Native woman who died in Nigeria finally buried on reserve
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011
A Native man who died in Nigera was finally buried on the Okemasis First Nation in Saksatchewan on Monday.
Debra Pine traveled to Nigeria to meet a man she married. Shortly after arriving there she died from a bacterial infection, CBC News reported.
Pine's family tried to get her remains returned to Canada but her new husband refused to sign documents. The ordeal ended after three months.
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Sask. family buries loved one who died in Africa (CBC 6/10)
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