Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a press conference in Regina on March 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Michael Bell
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, healing, wellness, education, language, culture, and commemoration” in the northern Saskatchewan community.
