After meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, a Canadian Indigenous delegation, respresenting the Metis Nation, is hopeful that the pontiff will apologise for abuses at church-run residential schools in Canada. The 32 Indigenous, Metis and Inuit delegates were invited to help the Catholic Church rebuild bridges with Canada's Indigenous communities after more than 1,300 unmarked graves were discovered since last May at schools attended by Indigenous children as part of a government policy of forced assimilation. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES