Hundreds of boarding school survivors are in Saskatoon this weekend. It’s the first time so many people who were forced to go to the Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school in northern Saskatchewan are together.
Organizers of the event, which is running until Sunday at TCU Place, are calling it a “survivors’ gathering.” They say it’s a chance to share stories and push for recognition for physical, sexual and emotional abuse they endured at the school.
Survivors drove from all over North America, including Vancouver, Stanley Mission, the Northwest Territories and even Idaho. They have never received government financial compensation for what they endured in Île-à-la-Crosse.
Michelle LeClair,
