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Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explains

  • Written by Brenda J. Child, Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota
Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explainsGilda Soosay, president of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish Council in Maskwacis, Canada, where Pope Francis visited the site of a state school for Indigenous children.Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images

During a weeklong trip to Canada, Pope Francis visited a former residential school for Indigenous children in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25, 2022. T...

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