By Shari Narine  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com International Chief Wilton Littlechild of the Ermineskin Cree Nation said he was sure that if there was a Pope willing to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, it would be Pope Francis. And the Pontiff did just that, almost a year to the day after delivering a qualified apology on Indian residential schools in Rome April 1, 2022. On March 30, a statement from the church was released saying the Doctrine of Discovery was not a teaching of the Catholic Church. Indigenous peoples have long called for the doctrine to be rescinded, including during his visit to Canada last summer when a canvas calling for him to “Rescind the Doctrine” was displayed prominently on his stop in Quebec. The doctrine was supported by

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