THE MÉTIS NATIONAL COUNCIL WELCOMES POPE FRANCIS TO CANADA
Edmonton, Alberta, July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Mtis National Council (MNC), alongside its Governing Members and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO), welcome Pope Francis to Canada, and to the Mtis Homeland as he arrives in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Edmonton, Alberta, July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Mtis National Council (MNC), alongside its Governing Members and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO), welcome Pope Francis to Canada, and to the Mtis Homeland as he arrives in Edmonton, Alberta.
- As Pope Francis embarks on his penitential pilgrimage, the focus of the Mtis National Council, its Governing Members and LFMO will be on supporting Mtis Survivors, intergenerational survivors, their families and communities.
- On behalf of Mtis Citizens in Alberta, I am honoured to welcome Pope Francis to our province, especially to Lac Ste Anne, a tremendously meaningful place to the Mtis.
- Since 1983, the Mtis National Council has been the national and international voice of the Mtis Nation within Canada.