Pope Francis has left Rome to begin his visit to Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.
The six-day visit also has the pontiff travelling to Quebec City and Iqaluit.
Treaty 6 Grand Chief George Arcand Jr. said survivors have been carrying unimaginable trauma for many generations. The Pope's acknowledgment of their pain is a crucial step, he said. "We are here with you and we are supporting you," Louis Bull Tribe Chief Desmond Bull told survivors last week.
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