Lawmakers in Washington apologized on Wednesday for the lynching of a 14-year-old Native boy from Canada at the hands of vigilante mob in 1884.

The State Legislature passed a resolution to express the "deepest sympathy" for the killing of Louie Sam. The teen, a Sto:lo Native from British Columbia, was lynched after being wrongly accused of the murder of an American citizen.

Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, who sponsored the resolution, led a ceremony at the State Capitol to apologize to the Sto:lo First Nation. Tribal leaders were on hand to accept the apology.

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State offers apology for lynching (The Seattle Times 3/2)
U of S professor plays role in historic resolution (CBC 3/1)
Teen lynched by mob honored in Wash. state (AP 3/2)
US officials make amends for 122-year-old lynching (Reuters 3/1)

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