Wilton Littlechild
Wilton Littlechild is a respected Indigenous leader and survivor of Canada's residential school system, known for his work as a former commissioner with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He played a pivotal role in advocating for the acknowledgment and apology from the Catholic Church regarding the abuses suffered by Indigenous children. During Pope Francis's visit to Canada in July 2022, Littlechild presented the Pope with a traditional headdress, symbolizing the importance of reconciliation and healing for Indigenous peoples.
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The calls, first released in July, 2015, along with the six-volume final report published six months later by former senator and judge Murray Sinclair, non-Indigenous former CBC journalist Marie Wilson, and former Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and member of Parliament Wilton Littlechild, were a gift from the 7,000 survivors and witnesses of Canada’s residential-school program who offered their testimonies.
Truth and reconciliation, 10 years later: Education got us into this mess. Will it get us out?
Canada· 2025-12-06
Chief Wilton Littlechild, a survivor and former commissioner, gave the Pope a traditional headdress.
Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visitCanada· 2025-04-21
