Indigenous schools: Trudeau tells Catholic Church to 'take responsibility'

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged the Catholic Church to “take responsibility” for its role in indigenous residential schools.

The remains of 215 children were found buried in one school last month, prompting nationwide outrage.

Mr Trudeau said requests for the Church to release its records on the schools had been met with “resistance”.

The government-run boarding schools were set up for the forced assimilation of indigenous children.

They were part of official policy, which aimed to destroy indigenous