The Government of Saskatchewan issued an apology on Monday for its role in the operation of the Île-à-la-Crosse School, and agreed to pay millions in restitution to the school’s former students.

The boarding school housed First Nations and Métis children in various capacities from 1860 until the 1970s, when its operations were assumed by the Île-à-la-Crosse School Division. Former students said they suffered abuse at the school, recalling horrid living conditions, mistreatment at the hands of staff and losing connections to their culture and traditions.

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