NDP promises to apologize to survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse and Timber Bay residential schools

September 20, 2024

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has committed that an NDP government would apologize and take ownership for the damage caused to First Nations and Métis people at the Île-à-la-Crosse and Timber Bay residential schools. “The lasting damage and trauma caused to First Nations and Métis people in Northern Saskatchewan at these residential schools is still with us today,” Beck said. “It is long past time for the provincial government to take responsibility for what happened at these schools and provide the supports people need – and I’m committed to doing…