Out came the smarmy motherfucker with his well rehearsed tears to apologize for residential schools, without calling it what it is, genocide. Some Indigenous People were willing to accept the apology and move on, while others decided to boycott the event and not accept the flimsy words from the child of privilege. Words are only words. It would be difficult to move on with the echoes of the screams of your ancestors ringing in your ears. Read this article .