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Bust-up in Bountiful: How a bitter power struggle turned family against family in this notorious polygamous community in British Columbia.
Aired January 25,
2006 at 9pm
on CBC-TV
Updated April 12,
2008 on
CBC Newsworld

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Scenic in Bountiful, BC
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REPORTER: Hana Gartner
PRODUCER: Oleh Rumak

WEB EXCLUSIVE
Former Bishop of Bountiful, Winston Blackmore is rumoured to have 26 wives and 80 children. Download the Bountiful family tree. (.pdf file)
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ABOUT BOUNTIFUL
The Bishop of Bountiful - article on the community
Share the Light - Winston Blackmore's site

WANTED POSTERS
FBI Wanted Poster - offering a $50,000 reward
Mohave County Sheriff's Office - offering a $10,000 reward

POLYGAMY STUDIES
Expanding Recognition of Foreign Polygamous Marriages: Policy Implications for Canada - study which recommends that Canada legalize polygamy
Separate and Unequal: The Women and Children of Polygamy - study that urges British Columbia to proceed immediately with a prosecution in Bountiful

ANTI-POLYGAMY SITES
The Center for Public Education and Information on Polygamy
Tapestry Against Polygamy - non-profit group dedicated to fighting the abuses of polygamy
Help the Child Brides - group that draws interest and assistance to this cause.




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