Papal apology doesn’t go far enough, action still needed according to survivors

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Teegee said the atmosphere for the apology with so many residential school survivors gathered made it an emotional moment he will always remember.

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As the Holy Mass was held at Commonwealth Stadium on Tuesday, dozens watched from the House of Ancestors in Prince George as part of an event put on by the Indian Residential School Suvivors Society.

One of those watching closely over the last number of days and for the apology was Lheidli T’enneh Elder and residential school survivor himself Clifford Quaw.

“I didn’t accept it or reject it,” said Quaw. “It simply is what it is.”

The elder said there were missing words in the Pope’s speech with no mention of sexual abuse or the word genocide.

Others looked on, some accepting, the apology and others not, according to Quaw no matter how you see it this moment still offers a real opportunity for many struggling to begin on their path of healing.

The path of healing is something Quaw has gone through himself and continues to embark on, now focused on a role of helping others and speaking out about the truth.