Backlash against mass graves of indigenous children found under Canadian schools led to a wave of arson and vandalism against churches - but the graves may have all been a hoax.
Dozens of Christian churches on Indigenous lands in Canada have been torched or vandalized since June
Countersignal.com estimates there have been about 45 acts of arson or vandalism to Canadian Christian churches or places of worship since June
The attacks came after the discovery of 1,000 graves of indigenous children near residential schools - many of which were run by the Catholic Church
These institutions were part of an abusive system that the country s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called cultural genocide in 2015
No arrests have been made, although several churches in Canada are completely burned down
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said the pope will meet separately at the Vatican with the Canada’s three biggest Indigenous groups in December