The federal government issued an official apology to the Williams Lake First Nation, located in central B.C., a year after a $135-million settlement was reached over illegal settlement of its village lands.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree issued the apology, on behalf of the government, at a Sunday event outside the First Nation’s band office.
It came after an emotional speech — mostly delivered in the Secwépemc language — from First Nation Elder Amy Sandy.
“This day’s coming from all the work that our elders have done in the past,” she said. “I put my hands up to everyone who’s helped out with this.”
Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, third from left, issued an apology to the Williams
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