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    Saskatchewan government issues apology to survivors of residential school

    Saskatchewan government issues apology to survivors of residential school



    Île-à-la-crosse, sask.
    The Canadian Press
    Published Yesterday



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    Premier Scott Moe says the province has agreed to pay $40-million to former students of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School and their families.Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press

    The Saskatchewan government officially said sorry Monday to survivors and families for its role in the historical abuse and trauma that occurred at a boarding school for Métis and First Nations children.

    Premier Scott Moe made the apology while also announcing the province has agreed to pay $40-million to former students of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School and their families.

    “On behalf of the Province of Saskatchewan, I apologize to you,” Moe told a gathering that included survivors in the village, northwest of Saskatoon.


    “Residential, day or industrial schools are a shameful mark on Canada’s history, with harmful intergenerational impacts on Indigenous and Métis people.

    “Simply put, these schools were a mistake, and they shouldn’t have existed.”

    The school operated from the 1820s until it burned down in the 1970s.

    In 2022, a group of former students sued the province and Ottawa for the roles played in operating the school and for breaching legal duties of care.

    The survivors said they were banned from speaking their language and were frequently beaten if they did, resulting in the loss of their culture and identity.

    Melvina Aubichon said she started going to the school at age five and was not allowed to wear her clothes from home. On her second day at school, she had her knee-length hair cut.

    She said she was hit with a strap or received no supper if she spoke with her brother or uncle, who were also at the school.


    “Settling this class action is not a complete answer to any of the issues that survivors faced, but it will promote healing and journeying towards closure,” Aubichon said. “I’ve learned to embrace my culture. I love speaking my language.”

    Former student Louis Gardiner said he was not allowed to use his name and was instead called by a number.

    “Where do you see numbers today? In prison,” he said. “This impact is seven generations of harm.”

    Moe said the proposed settlement acknowledges the students shared a common experience, were abused and their communities require healing.

    “We will support the claims process that is simple, expedited, trauma-informed and cost-effective,” he said. “We need to continue to work towards a brighter future for your kids and for mine.”

    The Premier touted the province’s creation of an investment corporation that offers loan guarantees to Indigenous communities and businesses, along with Saskatchewan’s overall goals to boost employment among the Indigenous population.

    “It’s about creating real partnerships that empower individuals to share fully in the growth and opportunity that we see in Saskatchewan,” Moe said.

    Earlier this year, the federal government reached a $27-million agreement in principle for survivors of the school. It has also promised a fund of $10-million for projects to help with healing, education, language and culture.

    Buckley Belanger, a secretary of state in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government, told the gathering he’s pleased to see the file near completion.

    “Métis [and] First Nations children were torn from their families and forced to attend this institution,” said Belanger, who had also gone to the school.

    “I hope today we are one more step forward in achieving a sense of closure in relation to this dark moment in our history that is still felt to this day.”
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    #2
    All that work and no one responding.
    Guess we can all read the news.
    Let's see what shiite your bait will generate this time

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      #3
      Here we have cc getting his next talking points

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          #5
          No problem. Apology should be given . Reparations for survivors ( and survivors only, i feel) are certainly a-ok. It was horrible what happened at some of those schools in some situations.

          This news article is and should be separated from the mass graves ( or not) found ( or not) at any of the residential schools.

          Good work by Moe.

          No issue.

          Next cbc article... tomorrow...

          waiting on chuckster!

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            #6
            Sure but what is enough compensation ? and when will their be enough apology's said ?

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              #7
              Originally posted by goalieguy847 View Post
              No problem. Apology should be given . Reparations for survivors ( and survivors only, i feel) are certainly a-ok. It was horrible what happened at some of those schools in some situations.

              This news article is and should be separated from the mass graves ( or not) found ( or not) at any of the residential schools.

              Good work by Moe.

              No issue.

              Next cbc article... tomorrow...

              waiting on chuckster!
              What other past injustices real or imagined which occurred before I was born or old enough to vote am I responsible for as a taxpayer in 2025?
              What about all of the recent immigrant Canadians whose ancestors can't even be associated with residential schools, which past injustices are the responsible for, and should their tax dollars be paying for?

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                #8
                Today would be a very good day for the people that strongly support government measures to admit that government is not always right in what they do

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by cropgrower View Post
                  Today would be a very good day for the people that strongly support government measures to admit that government is not always right in what they do
                  Remind Chuck this every time he trots out his argument that governments are still allowing covid vaccines.

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                    #10
                    What ever
                    most business are open today.
                    Take that as you want.

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