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By Aaron Sousa The M\u00e9tis Nation of Saskatchewan says one of its former leaders died over the weekend. A social media post says Louis Gardiner served as a provincial treasurer, Northern Region 3 regional representative and local president for the M\u00e9tis Nation of Saskatchewan. It says he was also a survivor of a boarding school for M\u00e9tis and First Nations children. The \u00cele-\u00e0-la-Crosse Boarding School, northwest of Saskatoon, operated from the 1820s until it burned down in the 1970s. Survivors said they were banned from speaking their language and were frequently beaten if they did, resulting in the loss of their culture and identity. Gardiner said last year that he was not allowed to use his name and was instead called by a number \u2014 something he equated to life… <\/p>\n

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By Aaron Sousa The M\u00e9tis Nation of Saskatchewan says one of its former leaders died over the weekend. A social media post says Louis Gardiner served as a provincial treasurer, Northern Region 3 regional representative and local president for the M\u00e9tis Nation of Saskatchewan. It says he was also a survivor of a boarding school for M\u00e9tis and First Nations children. The \u00cele-\u00e0-la-Crosse Boarding School, northwest of Saskatoon, operated from the 1820s until it burned down in the 1970s. Survivors said they were banned from speaking their language and were frequently beaten if they did, resulting in the loss of their culture and identity. Gardiner said last year that he was not allowed to use his name and was instead called by a number \u2014 something he equated to life... <\/p>\n

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