Dene Nation national chief Norman Yakeleya will lead a delegation of Indigenous leaders on a visit to the Vatican in December.

Yakeleya is also regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), which announced the members of the delegation to meet Pope Francis next month. The AFN represents First Nations citizens in Canada.

They will be joined by members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the M茅tis National Council. The AFN calls the visit a SA国际影视传媒渕ajor milestoneSA国际影视传媒� grounded in call to action 58 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Scheduled to join Yakeleya are:

SA国际影视传媒� Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse

SA国际影视传媒� Chief Wilton Littlechild, Delegation Spokesperson

SA国际影视传媒� Fred Kelly, Spiritual Advisor

SA国际影视传媒� Phil Fontaine, Knowledge Keeper

SA国际影视传媒� Kukpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir, TkSA国际影视传媒檈ml煤ps te Secw茅pemc First Nation

SA国际影视传媒� Rosalie LaBillois, New Brunswick AFN youth rep

SA国际影视传媒� Taylor Tsakoza-Behn, BC AFN youth rep.

This story will be updated.