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Métis National Council delegates speak with reporters in Rome, Italy, following their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Speaking with reporters are Cassidy Caron (president of the Métis National Council), Mitchell Case (Region 4 councillor with the Metis Nation of Ontario), Pixie Wells (president of the Fraser Valley Métis Association). Also taking part are Archbishop Donald J. Bolen (archdiocese of Regina) and Reverend Raymond Poisson (president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops). First Nations, Métis, and Inuit delegations that include elders, knowledge keepers, and residential school survivors are participating in a series of meetings with the Pope this week as part of an effort to secure a papal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system.