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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 has reached an Agreement in Principle to compensate former students of the Île-à-la-Crosse School, committing to pay $40.2 million to address the major pillars of compensation.
- Premier Scott Moe apologized to survivors, acknowledging the historical abuse and trauma caused at the Île-à-la-Crosse School.
- The school operated from the 1820s until it was destroyed by fire in the 1970s, and many students reported severe mistreatment, including language bans and physical abuse.
- This agreement aims to promote healing and reconciliation for Métis and Indigenous communities affected by the school's legacy.
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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…
·New York, United States
Read Full Article'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.
·Saskatoon, Canada
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