Residential school survivors reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis – CBC

Apr 22, 2025

Papal visit and apology had ‘a lot of impact,’ but some still waiting for healing actions

The first time Piita Irniq was on a plane he was 11 and was taken more than 400 kilometres from his family and the only place he had ever known.

“I left a little Inuit boy, all dressed up in Inuit traditional clothing, sealskin boots,” said Irniq.

He was taken from Naujaat, Nunavut, along with many other children and brought to Catholic-run Turquetil Hall in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, to attend school.

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