Regina / 980 CJME
Jul 4, 2021 | 5:02 PM
Red paint was spattered on the doors of St. Paul's Co-Cathedral after the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation on Thursday. (Donna Heimbecker/Facebook)
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is asking for $25 million from the Roman Catholic Church.
In a release Sunday, the FSIN said the funds are for the historical harms and crimes committed against Indigenous people by the church, priests, nuns and clergy.
Also in Sunday’s ask by the FSIN: Reiterating that residential school survivors deserve an apology from Pope Francis.
“(As well as) compensation for all the extreme harms that occurred in those torturous institutions. We demand the records of these institutions be released immediately and justice be served to every living priest and nun who committed crimes against our innocent children,” FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron stated in the release.