WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
Two Manitoba residential school survivors are filled with a sense of hope following Pope Francis’ apology for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church involved in Canada’s residential school system.
Following a week of talks with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, the Pope said he felt “sorrow and shame” for the conduct of those who ran the schools.
Mary Courchene from Sagkeeng First Nation spent 10 years at Fort Alexander Indian Residential School. Her family’s home was just a five-minute walk away, but she was allowed to see them only one hour on Sundays following high
