Cree comedian Don Burnstick has helped bring people together to process the raw emotions they experienced after Pope Francis apologized to residential school survivors
On Monday evening, after Pope Francis apologized to residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alta., and had a traditional Prairie nation headdress placed on his head, stunning many Indigenous people, Cree comedian Don Burnstick felt he had to help bring people together to process the raw emotions they were experiencing.
The historic week-long papal visit ignited flames of emotions. As this was expected, there were 300 cultural support workers present in Alberta to help survivors and their families navigate the intensity of what was happening on the ground. Mr. Burnstick himself is still processing the week. Monday in Maskwacis began with the Pope praying in the Ermineskin cemetery where children are buried. He was then met by local chiefs who led a grand entry to open the event with drummers and dancers ahead of Francis delivering his apology. The pontiff returned pairs of moccasins to the survivor and elder who had lent the items to him in Rome last spring.
He set his satirical focus instead on the Catholic Church, the Vatican, the Pope, and government responses, such as noting how the Alberta government suddenly found money to pave roads in Indigenous communities for the papal visit and suggesting that they’ll tear them down after Francis leaves. He said a lot of times Walking Eagle News is not meant to be funny but to point out the absurdity in certain things.
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