Emotional return to Manitoba for residential school survivor following papal apology

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A residential school survivor returned to her home province one day after the head of the Roman Catholic Church officially apologized for the role some members of the church played in Canada's residential school system.

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A residential school survivor returned to her home province one day after the head of the Roman Catholic Church officially apologized for the role some members of the church played in Canada’s residential school system.

Linda Daniels of Long Plain First Nation was exhausted after a long day of travelling from Italy, but overcome by emotion in a tearful embrace with her daughter Juanita Daniels Bunn and granddaughters Honey, Shaylynn and Jayda at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport on Saturday evening.

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Manitoba residential school survivor Linda Daniels, left, is embraced by her daughter Juanita Daniels Bunn as one of Daniels' granddaughters looks on at the Winnipeg James Richardson International Airport on Saturday evening. Daniels returned home after joining the Indigenous delegations that went to Rome.
Nathan Liewicki/CBC Manitoba residential school survivor Linda Daniels, left, is embraced by her daughter Juanita Daniels Bunn as one of Daniels' granddaughters looks on at the Winnipeg James Richardson International Airport on Saturday evening. Daniels returned home after joining the Indigenous delegations that went to Rome.

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