Saskatchewan apologizes, agrees to pay $40M to Île-à-la-Crosse residential school survivors
The $40 million settlement follows decades of legal battles over exclusion from federal compensation and addresses abuse, cultural loss, and reconciliation for survivors.
- The Saskatchewan government apologized to survivors for the historical abuse at the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school.
- Premier Scott Moe announced a $40 million compensation agreement for former students and their families.
- Survivors reported severe abuses, including being forbidden to speak their language, physical punishments, and cultural loss.
- Elder Emile Janvier called the agreement an important step in healing and reconciliation efforts.
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Sask. Announces $40 Million Payment for Former Students of Residential School
The Saskatchewan government has issued an apology to former attendees of a residential school in the province’s northern region and committed to pay $40.2 million to them and their families. The province made the announcement on Sept. 29, a day before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It described the payment as a form of “restitution” for former attendees of the Île-à-la-Crosse School and a step toward promoting “reconciliation, he…
'Made our voices heard': Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school survivors receive apology from Sask. government
îLE--LA-CROSSE — An apology and an agreement in principle from the province on a monetary settlement are important steps in the healing and reconciliation process, a survivor of île-à-la-Crosse boarding school says.
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