ÎLE-À-LA-CROSSE – 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 opera

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