Speaking from St. Peter’s Square after the meeting with Pope Francis, with the sounds of drumming and singing behind her, Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, called the Pope’s words “historic - to be sure, they were necessary.”
Pope Francis shake hands with President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Raymond Poisson, during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Members listen to the Pope's speech during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Pope Francis speaking during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.
Yara NardiWomen from Canada's First Nations gesture in St. Peter's Square, after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican.From left, Gerald Antoine, First Nations NWT Regional Chief, Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami delegation, and Cassidy Caron, President of the Metis community, walk in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, after their meeting with Pope Francis.
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