Pope Francis discusses historically preserving Indigenous languages through missionaries during Lac Ste. Anne visit

Visiting Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta on Tuesday on a holy pilgrimage, as part of his trip to make reparations for the abuses Indigenous people and their ancestors suffered at the hands of Catholic residential schools, Pope Francis said the first grammar and catechism books to be printed were produced in Indigenous languages. The pontiff added there was “good” done regarding missionaries historically preserving Indigenous languages and cultures in “many parts of the world,” though in Canada, this took place through Ste. Anne.