Canada apologizes to Dakota, Lakota nations for historical mistreatment
![Dakota Plains Wahpeton Nation Chief Donny Smoke speaks from the podium, with members of his community standing before him, at Whitecap Dakota First Nation near Saskatoon Monday. The purpose of the ceremony was to hear acknowledgement and an apology from the federal government for its harmful actions against the Dakota and Lakota people in Canada. A man in a chief's headdress stands at a podium in the background. In front of him stand more than 10 people.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7263981.1721064157!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dakota-lakota-apology.jpg)
Generations of Dakota and Lakota people have waited for an apology from the Canadian government. That apology came during an elaborate ceremony Monday morning.
Generations of Dakota and Lakota people have waited for an apology from the Canadian government. That apology came during an elaborate ceremony Monday morning.