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Host: Shawn Spruce
Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with an Indigenous delegation when he visits Canada in December. His trip is billed as part “of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.” It comes after the discovery of hundreds of potential unmarked grave sites on the grounds of former residential schools operated by the church. The schools housed mainly Indigenous children who were forced to attend. We’ll explore the significance of the visit and what it might accomplish.
Guests:
Deacon Harry Lafond (Cree from Central Saskatchewan) – Prince Albert Roman Catholic diocese
dr. linda manyguns (Blackfoot) – associate vice-president of Indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University
David Chartrand (Métis) – president of the Manitoba Metis Federation, the national government of the Red River Metis
Break 1 Music: Take Me Home (song) Indian City (artist) Here & Now
Break 2 Music: Electric Pow Wow Drum (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) A Tribe Called Red (album)
