The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall met with residential school survivors on a trip that's being held in connection with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
and Governor General Mary May Simon at the Confederation Building, their first stop after getting off the plane. Governor General Mary May Simon and her husband, Whit Fraser, also greeted them. Mary, who is Inuk, is Canada's first Indigenous Governor General. The couple took part in a prayer service, during which Innu Elder Elizabeth Penashue read a prayer in Innu-aimun, the language of the Innu, the Indigenous people whose homeland comprises parts of Labrador and Quebec.
"We must find new ways to come to terms with the darker and more difficult aspects of the past, acknowledging, reconciling and striving to do better," the future King said in his speech, according to The Canadian Press news agency. "It is a process that starts with listening." He went on to emphasize an "ongoing commitment to healing, respect and understanding" that he said was not a "one-off act."
"I know that our visit here comes at an important moment, with Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples across Canada committing to reflect honestly and openly on the past, and to forge a new relationship for the future."A moving service in the Heart Garden outside Government House followed. The garden was built to remember Indigenous children who attended residential schools in Canada.
From the 1880s to the late 20th century, Indigenous children across Canada were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to residential schools. They were not allowed to speak their traditional languages there, and many faced abuse in the schools. It is estimated thousands children died in the system.
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