Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples for the “deplorable
Francis begged forgiveness during an audience with dozens of members of the Metis, Inuit and First Nations communities
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools
The aim was to Christianize and assimilate them into mainstream society, which previous Canadian governments considered superior
The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse was rampant at the schools, with students
The trip to Rome by the Indigenous leaders, elders and survivors was years in the making but gained momentum last year
This apology would not have happened without the long advocacy of survivors who journeyed to tell their truths
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