Canada formally apologizes to Lakota and Dakota First Nations

Credits: CBC News: The National

Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada, to the nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations in Canada for past harms relating to Canada’s longstanding denial of their rights. Minister Anandasangaree affirmed the nine communities’ status as “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” with constitutionally protected Section 35 rights. This historic apology is an important step toward healing and reconciliation which will help renew our Nation-to-Nation relationships.