ROME: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged Pope
Francis to visit Canada to apologize to indigenous peoples for the
Catholic Church’s treatment of aboriginal children in schools it ran
there.
Starting in the late 19th century, about 30 percent of children of Canada’s native peoples, or about 150,000 children, were placed in what were known as “residential schools” in a government attempt to strip them of their traditional cultures and ancestral languages.
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Starting in the late 19th century, about 30 percent of children of Canada’s native peoples, or about 150,000 children, were placed in what were known as “residential schools” in a government attempt to strip them of their traditional cultures and ancestral languages.
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