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Vatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native lands
Read full article: Vatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native landsResponding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands.
Tribal leaders, members react to pope's apology on schools
Read full article: Tribal leaders, members react to pope's apology on schoolsPope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s abusive residential schools was a full-throated denunciation of a decadeslong policy of forced assimilation that aimed to strip Indigenous children of their culture and traumatized generations.
Canadian Indigenous leaders to meet pope over school abuse
Read full article: Canadian Indigenous leaders to meet pope over school abuseIn 2009, Pope Benedict XVI met with a First Nations delegation from Canada and privately expressed regret over abuse suffered by Indigenous children at church-run boarding schools.