." >> reporter: tony alexis is chief of the alexis nakota sioux nation.era tmendsshose thaca an apology. the pope issued an apology from the vatican earlier this year, but many still called for him to go further and to do so on canadian soil. >> it's a validation of what has happened with the church and how they've hurt and abused our people. >> reporter: the pope's visit comes only a year after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked burials on the grounds of former residential schools, most believed to be the graves of children. >> it wasn't until the non-indigenous community started to speak about it that it became public and that there was an urgency for this apology to happen here. >> reporter: the pope has been suffering from knee pain. in fact, he canceled some of his other foreign travel, but not this trip, signaling the importance of this apology after decades of hurt. marcus moore, abc news, edmonton, canada. >> marcus, thank you. >>> a 9-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a deadly attack on his family at a campground in iowa. arlo schmidt was f

. >> reporter: chief tony alexis leads the nakota sioux nation. >> people are celebrating the fact thatancis is here. for them it's a connection with the leader of the church. then there's some who are still feeling the pain ask agi and ag what has happened in residential schools with the church, so for them there's hesitation, there's a fear. concrete steps taken by the - church. >> we want to see some action behind this trip. and not just lip service. it cannot be that way. it cannot be just a photo op. it has to be real work. >> reporter: for many, the wound system reopened last year when more than 1,000 graves of indigenous children were discovered on the grounds of several schools. >> it was a ripple effect. it spread throughout the entire country. the people who went to residential school, they started talking about stories of how they recall helping bury children. >> reporter: prompting outrage across canada and the world. >> the nonindigenous community, they are now listening. maybe it's only because of that that this apology's happening. >> reporter: the fury here in the united

." >> reporter: tony alexis is chief of the alexis nakota sioux nation.e's amonghose who called for pope franciso the pe issued an apology from te vatican earlier this year, but many still called for him to go further and to do so on canadian soil. >> it's a validation of what has happened with the church, and how they've hurt and abused our people. >> reporter: the pope's visit comes only a year the discovery of hundreds of unmarked burials on the grounds of former residential schools, most believed to be the graves of children. >> it wasn't until the non-indigenous community started to speak about it that it became public, and that there was an urgency for this apology to happen here. >> reporter: the pope has been suffering from knee pain. in fact, he canceled some of his other foreign travel, but not this trip, signaling the importance of this apology after decades of hurt. linsey? >> marcus in canada for us tonight, thanks so much. >>> we move now to the war in ukraine. russia now insists that its strike on the key black sea port of odesa hit only mi

this is tony alexis, chief of the alexis nakota sioux nation. >> as a leader of the roman catholic church, the popes apology is the acknowledgment of the church's role in the harm and pain caused to indigenous peoples living in canada. for some, our people, pope francis apology will not be enough. healing is not linear. this apology will be fundamental -- a fundamental step toward forgiveness, closure, healing, and reconciliation for many others. the healing abilities, it is fitting the pope's visit will bring healing to so many people. amy: the world health organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. who director-general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus made the announcement saturday morning. >> there are now more than 16,000 reported cases from 75 countries and territories and five deaths. the assessment is the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions except in the european region where weather risk is high. amy: monkeypox isn't fatal but can cause fever, rashes, and extremely painful lesions. it's most often spread thr

this is tony alexis, chief of the alexis nakota sioux nation. >> as soon as the apology started, peopleere triggered immediately. you can see it in the audience. you could hear it from different messages we were getting as we were sitting there that it triggered an opening of a wound again. and his wound that has been open again, you cannot st leave it like that. we really have to take the steps to make sure we help heal and recover our people. amy: and this is evelyn korkmaz who spent four years at st. anne's indian residential school in fort albany, ontario. she now helps other survivors of residential schools deal with trauma. >> it has been a very emotional day for me as a survivor. i had my ups and downs. my hurrays, my disappointments, my wanting more and not getting it. i have waited 50 years for this apology and finally, today, i heard it. unfortunately, a lot of my family members, friends, classmates, and members of my community that went to residential school were not able to hear it because they had passed on through suicide, alcohol addiction, suicide. in other substance abu