Pope Francis expressed “pain” after discovering the remains of 215 indigenous students, but did not provide the long-sought apology for boarding school
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that a mass grave containing 215 children’s remains was found in a former school in Canada. This is not an “isolated incident”.
This month, the body of a three-year-old indigenous child was found on the grounds of an ancient Kamloops Indian boarding school.
6
6
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the discovery was “not an isolated incident”Credit: Reuters
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation used radar to detect that their long-presumed remains were located somewhere on the school property in British Columbia.
Trudeau slammed the “shameful” policy of seeing children kidnapped from their families and sent to schools that prohibit them from practicing indigenous culture
After several days of pressure, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered that after the arrest of 215 Indigenous children, half-mast should be hoisted