It's quite the personal journey for some who are travelling great distances to see Pope Francis during his visit to Canada.
Susan Enge will be thinking of her mother’s time in a residential school during the long journey south from the Northwest Territories to see Pope Francis in Alberta.
Thousands of people are to travel by bus, plane and even boat in the coming days to attend events during the historic papal visit. Pope Francis is set to land in Edmonton on Sunday before going to Quebec City on Wednesday and Iqaluit on Friday. The visit is to include public and private events with an emphasis on Indigenous participation.
Fern Hendersen says he was confused about who he was after suffering emotional, spiritual and physical abuse at a residential school in Manitoba as a child. For much of his life, he believed it was his fault and never felt that he belonged anywhere."I am finally going to hear the words, 'I am sorry' ... sorry for taking my identity, sorry for taking my language, sorry for taking my culture and family away from me," Hendersen says as he chokes back tears.
“The survivors had zero choice as children, and now some await approval from the very systems that tore them from their families, homes, culture and identity as children is absolutely ludicrous,” he said in a recent news release. A large group organized by the Manitoba Métis Federation has rented buses and plans to drive over two days to get to the events in Alberta.
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