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Pope Francis delivered a public apology on Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s “disastrous” residential school system for Indigenous children.

Pope Francis delivered a public apology on Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s “disastrous” residential school system for Indigenous children.

BY BIANCA THOMPSON

Pope Francis Apologizes for 'Catastrophic' Residential School Abuses in Canada

After week-long audiences with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis delegates, Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

After week-long audiences with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis delegates, Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

BY SYDNEY BRASIL

The Pope Finally Apologizes for the Church’s Role in Residential Schools

Night Raiders holds the distinction of being Canada’s biggest-budget Indigenous-made film to date. It has its eyes firmly on the country's rotten colonial past.

Night Raiders holds the distinction of being Canada’s biggest-budget Indigenous-made film to date. It has its eyes firmly on the country's rotten colonial past.

BY RICK MELE

‘Night Raiders’ Uses Sci-Fi to Hold Up a Mirror to Canada’s Shameful Past

Marika Sila has blown up on Tiktok and is encouraging Canadians to wear orange on Canada Day as a show of solidarity with the country’s Indigenous community.

Marika Sila has blown up on Tiktok and is encouraging Canadians to wear orange on Canada Day as a show of solidarity with the country’s Indigenous community.

BY COLEMAN MOLNAR

Indigenous TikTok Star Marika Sila on Why We Should Cancel Canada Day

Leaders of a First Nation in Saskatchewan said Thursday that investigators have found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school.

Leaders of a First Nation in Saskatchewan said Thursday that investigators have found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school.

BY ALEXNINOG

751 Bodies Reportedly Found at Indigenous School in Saskatchewan

Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are asking Catholics to stand in solidarity with residential school survivors by not attending church services.

Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are asking Catholics to stand in solidarity with residential school survivors by not attending church services.

BY ALEXNINOG

Indigenous Leaders Ask Catholics to Skip Mass Until Church Apologizes

In the wake of 215 Indigenous children found buried in a mass grave in BC, Ottawa is being urged to investigate. There could be up to 25,000 more bodies.

In the wake of 215 Indigenous children found buried in a mass grave in BC, Ottawa is being urged to investigate. There could be up to 25,000 more bodies.

BY COLEMAN MOLNAR

Canada Pressured to Uncover More Indigenous Mass Graves, Estimates as High as 25,000 Dead

The statue was knocked down during a rally responding to the discovery of a mass grave of Indigenous children buried on the site of a former residential school.

The statue was knocked down during a rally responding to the discovery of a mass grave of Indigenous children buried on the site of a former residential school.

BY ALEXNINOG

Egerton Ryerson Statue Toppled During Rally for Residential School Victims