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Metro | Edmonton An apology from Pope Francis to residential school survivors would go a long way toward reconciliation, says a local Indigenous elder. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the pontiff Monday to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in establishing and maintaining residential schools. Trudeau told reporters later he seemed open to the idea in a private conversation. Fernie Marty, an elder living in Edmonton with roots in the Elizabeth Métis Settlement, attended St. Dominic Elementary School in Cold Lake, which he
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says wasn’t a residential school but replicated many of their protocols. He describes how he couldn’t speak his language, was strapped if he did and was referred to as “la sauvage.” “I finally learned that carrying that hatred around wasn’t doing me any good. I learned to let go of that,” he said. “For the Pope to make an apology to the Indigenous people of this land, it would help with the healing so much, knowing that it’s coming directly from the top of the church.” Miranda Jimmy’s father attended a residential school, and she says his upbringing affected her childhood, too. It’s the reason Jimmy, who is also running for city council, co-founded Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton, or RISE. “There was abuse in the process of just taking you away from your family, culture and language, and that needs to be acknowledged,” she said.
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