The Long Read: Climate change means the Inuit do what they’ve always done – adapt
MELISSA RENWICK and CLARE BALDWIN, reporting for Reuters, look at a sea ice moniroting program that pairs Inuit knowledge with data collection buoys and electromagnetic sensors to give communities real-time measurements of sea ice thickness along their ice “highways”…
Pope again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada’s north
Iqaluit, Nunavut, CanadaReuters Pope Francis again asked for forgiveness after meeting on Friday with residential school survivors in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, the last stop in his six-day visit to Canada to apologise to Indigenous people for abuse in government schools run by the Roman Catholic Church. After a private meeting in a small […]
Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city
AP In his extensive papal travels, Pope Francis has never journeyed farther north than Iqaluit, capital city of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut. On Friday, it will be the final stop of his somber six-day visit to Canada. It is a distinctive destination – home to about 7,500 people but not a single traffic light, […]
Essay: After listening to Indigenous peoples, Pope gives comprehensive apology
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the penitential pilgrimage of Pope Francis should be an example to all church leaders who need to apologise to victims of church leaders and other Christians…
Pope apologises for “deplorable evil” of Canadian Indigenous schools
Maskwacis, Alberta Reuters Pope Francis apologised on Monday to Canada’s native people on their land for the church’s role in schools where Indigenous children were abused, calling their forced cultural assimilation a “deplorable evil” and “disastrous error.” Speaking near the site of two former schools in Maskwacis, Alberta, Francis apologised for Christian support of the […]
Canada’s Inuit seek Pope’s help to return accused priest from France
Winnipeg, ManitobaReuters Canada’s Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, a former political leader in the country’s North said. Francis plans to visit Canada from 24th to 29th July to apologise for abuses of Indigenous children in government schools […]
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General pledges to help heal nation
Ottawa. CanadaReuters The first Indigenous Canadian to assume the post of Governor General addressed the public in her first language, Inuktitut, on Tuesday, and promised to work toward healing the nation at what she described as an “especially reflective time.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Mary Simon, a former ambassador, journalist and […]
On The Screen: ‘The Grizzlies’ a confronting but ultimately hopeful film about how a community can change
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘The Grizzlies’…