Boarding home survivors awaiting compensation now press for federal apology

The $1.9-billion federal Indian boarding home settlement agreement is designed to make it easier to make claims than previous settlements for Indigenous people, but it doesn't include a recommendation for an official apology — something survivors say they still want.

Boarding home survivors awaiting compensation now press for federal apology
Reginal Percival was 13-years-old when he was forcibly removed from his Nisga'a Nation home in northern B.C. and placed with non-Indigenous families.

The $1.9-billion federal Indian boarding home settlement agreement is designed to make it easier to make claims than previous settlements for Indigenous people, but it doesn't include a recommendation for an official apology — something survivors say they still want.