St. Ann's Catholic Church on Similkameen First Nations land in Canada burned

June 26, 2021

St. Ann's Catholic Church on Similkameen First Nations land in Canada burned This statue of Pope John Paul II was also vandalized in Edmonton around the same time
WCH:On 26 June 2021 just before 4 AM, St Ann's church in Similkameen First Nations land in Canada was set on fire and later burned to the ground. 45 minutes later, nearby Chopaka Church was burned down as well. They were two of several catholic churches destroyed by fire following the recent discoveries of hundreds of Indigenous children who had been buried in unmarked graves in church-run residential schools, which abducted children in an attempt to erase First Nations languages and cultures.