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After the papal apology: Residential school survivors on next stepsIn April, in front of a room of Indigenous delegates, Pope Francis delivered a historic apology. For some it provided healing and for others more concrete action is needed.FeaturesJun 11
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‘Missed opportunity’: Pope will skip B.C. on reconciliation trip to CanadaKúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir's nation in Kamloops has been called "ground zero" for a national reckoning on the violent truth of Canada's colonization.CanadaMay 13
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Indigenous delegates hope to inspire as world watches Canada’s reconciliation story unfoldProgress made by First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Rome has already caught the attention of Native American boarding school survivors in the United States.CanadaApr 11
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Indigenous people made history in Rome. Here’s how some want that history recordedIndigenous peoples made history in Rome last week. Global News asked a handful of them how they would like the delegation to be written about for years to come.CanadaApr 8
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‘Angry and disappointed’: Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance reacts to Pope’s apologyOsoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie said after watching the apology, “he’s angry and disappointed.”CanadaApr 4
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‘We’re fighting’: B.C. woman brings MMIWG2S crisis to doorstep of the VaticanIn Rome, B.C.'s Lorelei Williams found an attention-grabbing way to raise awareness of the crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in Canada.CanadaApr 2
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‘Now I’m able to forgive’: Alberta residential school survivors speak out on Pope apologyAlberta survivors of residential schools are speaking out after Pope Francis delivered an official apology on behalf of the Catholic church.CanadaApr 1
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Pope Francis apologizes for residential schools at Vatican: ‘I ask for God’s forgiveness’'For the deplorable conduct of these members of the Catholic Church — I ask for God's forgiveness and I want to say to you with all my heart, I am very sorry,' Pope Francis said.CanadaApr 1
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‘What drove me is the children’: Longest-serving chief in Canada presses Pope for justice'It’s a beautiful day to honour our survivors, to honour our children and the unmarked graves,' said Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier of Okanese First Nation.CanadaMar 31
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First Nations delegates meet with Pope Francis with ‘high expectations’ for apologyPhil Fontaine, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said delegates made a document to leave behind to help guide the church and the Pope on reconciliation.CanadaMar 31
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