Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the province will formally apologize for decades-old policies that saw aboriginal adoptees taken from their homes and placed with non-native families.
But Wall says Saskatchewan will not be compensating victims of the so-called 60s Scoop with cash.
Wall says cabinet ministers will work with First Nations leaders in the coming month to ensure the apology can be given earnestly and will be well received, but he did not say when it will be delivered.
An estimated 20,000 aboriginal children across Canada were taken by child-welfare agents starting in the 1960s and placed with non-aboriginal families.
Last week, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger apologized on behalf of his government and didn't rule out providing compensation.
Class-action lawsuits are in the process of being launched in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
