Need an expert? Pope Francis apologizes for Canadian residential schools harm

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Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:

Emma Anderson  (English and French)

Full Professor, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts

[email protected]

Professor Anderson's expertise includes the First Nations' relationship with the Catholic Church (historically and contemporaneously), and the impact of residential schools.

Veldon Coburn (English only)

Assistant Professor, Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies, Faculty of Arts

[email protected]

 

Professor Coburn can analyze the political and legal/constitutional questions surrounding the Vatican meeting, and general information on Indigenous peoples in Canada.