Archbishop of Canterbury to meet residential school survivors in Saskatchewan
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There is no confirmation whether the leader of the Anglican church will formally apologize but the meeting could be a historic step towards reconciliation.
On Saturday, the Archbishop of Canterbury is scheduled to meet with residential school survivors in Saskatchewan.
There is no confirmation whether the leader of the Anglican church will formally apologize but it could be a historic step towards reconciliation.
Tom Roberts is a survivor of Prince Albert residential school, one of several run by the Anglican church.
“We spoke our native language. We got beaten. We were dislocated from our families,” Roberts said.
“We hear about dysfunctional families on Indian reserves…What happened when we went to school? We were children. We came out of school. We’re adults, we got married and have children.
“We weren’t taught any parenting skills at the residential school, so we raised our children the way we were raised at residential school.”
Reverend Justin Welby is the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican Church. He will visit James Smith Cree Nation on Saturday, not far from Prince Albert, Sask. Roberts is scheduled to meet him.
In a statement, the Archbishop said “a significant purpose of this visit is therefore to repent and atone.“
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