First Nations communities continuing to find remains at residential school sites “has really opened wounds,” Hagemoen said.
“There’s a lot of emotion and anger among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. So in the midst of this, I as a bishop here in Saskatoon and with my brother bishops in Saskatchewan are trying to navigate and take a hopefully appropriate leadership role for our churches as we deal with this.”
The Catholic Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated 48 residential schools across Canada, including Marieval Residential School on Cowessess First Nation territory.
Hagemoen said any of the dioceses that ran schools in Saskatchewan, including Regina, made records available as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
First Nations communities continuing to find remains at residential school sites “has really opened wounds,” Hagemoen said.
“There’s a lot of emotion and anger among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. So in the midst of this, I as a bishop here in Saskatoon and with my brother bishops in Saskatchewan are trying to navigate and take a hopefully appropriate leadership role for our churches as we deal with this.”
The Catholic Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated 48 residential schools across Canada, including Marieval Residential School on Cowessess First Nation territory.
Hagemoen said any of the dioceses that ran schools in Saskatchewan, including Regina, made records available as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
REGINA A statue of two nuns in Wascana Park was painted red on Tuesday evening, the second time the statue has been marked in recent months. The hands and feet of the two nuns were painted red and red X s on both statues. The Provincial Capital Commission, which oversees Wascana Park, said the matter was reported to the Regina Police Service. RPS said Wednesday it s investigating the incident. The statue was first painted shortly after the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Residential School on Cowessess First Nation. Jason Bird, a lecturer with the First Nations University of Canada, says these types of incidents could be motivated by the grieving process Indigenous people have been going through with these discoveries.