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Exploring Theme: "Indigenous plans for pope's visit"
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July 25, 2022
The AFNQL asks that the Catholic Church, as an institution represented by Pope Francis, make an official apology while on their ancestral territories
NationTalk: WENDAKE, QC – As the visit of Pope Francis to Canada begins, the Assembly of First Nations Québec-Labrador (AFNQL) is questioning the intentions of Bishop Raymond Poisson, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), who told the Le Devoir on July 23, 2022, that “the apology has already been made [at the...
July 25, 2022
Nishnawbe Ask Nation Survivors to Attend Events in Edmonton, Quebec City during Papal Visit this Week
NationTalk: EDMONTON, AB: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum will accompany delegations of Indian Residential School Survivors during the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Canada this week. “Survivors and the families of those we have lost through the Residential School system will face a wide range of emotions...