‘I forgive you’: Indigenous school survivor awaits pope’s apology

When Flora Northwest was six years old she was forcibly separated from her parents and sent to a residential school in Canada [Brandi Morin/Al Jazeera]

Warning: The story below contains details about abuse in residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day on 1-866-925-4419.

Maskwacis, Canada – When Flora Northwest was six years old she was forced to leave her parents to attend what was then known as Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Alberta, western Canada, along with other Indigenous children.