The Vatican has formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, centuries after the colonial-era concept justified the occupation of lands stewarded by Indigenous peoples.
Photograph By Jon Perez
A member of the crew operates the ground penetrating radar to search for unmarked grave sites at one of the sites in the former residential school at Delmas. Photograph By Jon Perez
Battlefords Agency Tribal Council and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Senator Jenny Spyglass, right, inspects the field that was once the site of the former Thunderchild residential school in Delmas. Photograph By Jon Perez Karen Whitecalf, the project lead for the ongoing search of marked and unmarked graves at residential schools, said they would be looking for more records of all Indigenous children who attended the facility in Delmas.
Posted: Jul 15, 2021 8:02 PM CT | Last Updated: July 16
Survivors of the St. Philip s Indian Residential School had the opportunity to ask the archbishop of Regina questions at a gathering on Thursday. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC)
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.
Saskatchewan residential school survivors shared their painful and graphic stories Thursday and the region s Roman Catholic archbishop was there to hear them.
Survivors at the Cote First Nation told Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen he was brave for making the effort, but told him talk is useless without action.
Some said the church has betrayed them and broken too many promises.
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