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Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from Canada's Indigenous people on behalf of the Catholic Church during a visit to the site of a former residential school.
The site of the former Ermineskin Residential School has teepees in front of it.
The Catholic Church cooperated in "forced assimilation" like residential schools, and Francis apologized for how the church supported the colonization mentality.
The New York Times reported that the pope spoke to a crowd of thousands of Indigenous people, and they applauded.
Francis wants more investigations into the Canadian residential school system.
Pope Francis apologized to representatives of the Indigenous community at the Vatican in April for the church's role in the abuse they suffered.
Francis begged forgiveness for the evil done by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples.
More than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were separated from their families and forced to attend residential schools in Canada over the course of more than a century. The commission found that there were many instances of physical and sexual abuse. The majority of the schools were run by the catholic church. The Canadian government says that there are about 140 institutions that are operated with federal support. According to the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation, more than 4,100 children died at the schools. Some officials think the death toll could be higher. The last residential school to close was in 1997. Over a thousand graves were found last year at former residential schools.
The Pope plans to visit Canada for reconciliation.
Canada marks the first national day for truth and reconciliation.
The catholic bishop apologized for the residential school abuse.
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