The Pope's Apology - Cole Burston | Photojournalist

Pope Francis Visits Canada To Meet With Indigenous Communities STORY...

STORY THESIS -

For decades, their pain and sorry has been swept under the rug. The church was complacent along with the nation that built the schools where indigenous children were forced into. A cultural genocide took place on their land at the hands o

Seanna Fryingpan with her cousins and brother at the skateboard...

Seanna Fryingpan with her cousins and brother at the skateboard park on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Tara Cutarm points out the details of a mural depicting...

Tara Cutarm points out the details of a mural depicting first contact, at Ermineskin Kindergarten Community School, on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

A dog wanders a pothole laden road on Ermineskin 138...

A dog wanders a pothole laden road on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Children play on a trampoline in a backyard on Ermineskin...

Children play on a trampoline in a backyard on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Brian Lee, the 68-year-old survivor of the Ermineskin Indian Residential...

Brian Lee, the 68-year-old survivor of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School walks around the site where the school stood, on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Students scrape and knead a moose hide during the 'pahekinohewin'...

Students scrape and knead a moose hide during the 'pahekinohewin' tanning process at University nuhelt'ine tahiyots;i nistameyimakanak Blue Quills, in St. Paul, Alberta, June 8, 2022.

Eric Large, former Saddle Lake First Nation chief and Blue...

Eric Large, former Saddle Lake First Nation chief and Blue Quills Indian Residential School Survivor walks around marked graves in the Saddle Lake Cemetery on Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, June 8, 2022.

Gilda Soosay, the Chairperson of the Our lady of Seven...

Gilda Soosay, the Chairperson of the Our lady of Seven Sorrows parish council in Maskwacis is photographed at the church, where church-goers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis, on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Community member Darrell Ermineskin has a smoke on Ermineskin 138...

Community member Darrell Ermineskin has a smoke on Ermineskin 138 reserve in Maskwacis, Alberta, June 7, 2022.

Pope Francis Visits Canada To Meet With Indigenous Communities People...

People react as Pope Francis issues an apology for the treatment of First Nations in Canada's Residential School system his visit to Maskwacis, Canada on July 25, 2022. The Pope is touring Canada, meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders

Pope Francis Visits Canada To Meet With Indigenous Communities STORY...

STORY THESIS -

For decades, their pain and sorry has been swept under the rug. The church was complacent along with the nation that built the schools where indigenous children were forced into. A cultural genocide took place on their land at the hands o

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