Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium on Tuesday to take part in a public mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is set to address Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers and Catholics.
The Pope's second full day of events comes a day after he apologized to residential school survivors and their families for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the cultural destruction and forced assimilation of Indigenous Peoples.
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Chief Tony Alexis said the apology opened wounds that can't just be left open. The pontiff said begging forgiveness is the first step and there must be a serious investigation into what took place. He also called the overall effects of the policies linked to residential schools "catastrophic."
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