Indigenous Healing and Reconciliation
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Visit the
​Diocese of Whitehorse Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) webpage with information on the fund and how to apply.

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 “For Peace to exist, there must be justice but there cannot be justice without forgiveness”.   
(Pope St. John Paul II, World Day of Peace, January 2002)

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CCCB PASTORAL LETTERS (FEBRUARY 2023)

"That we may walk together' -
Series of Pastoral Letters - English & French (CCCB webpage)

​The Holy Father's Apostolic Visit to Canada - Looking Back One Year Later (CCCB media release, July 26, 2023)

Letter to the People of God

Letter to the First Nations

Letter to the Métis

Letter to the Inuit in Canada

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BISHOP HECTOR VILA - LETTERS & STATEMENTS

Pastoral Letter for National Indigenous Day - June 21, 2022

Letter to the Faithful re. local indigenous fundraising initiative - Nov 24, 2021

Local CBC interview (M4A) - June 2, 2021

 

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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS in CANADA  - Q & A

Archdiocese of Toronto - Background for Catholics - Residential Schools (PDF)

Archdiocese of Vancouver - First Nations - Questions & Answers (Link)

 

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HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE - RESIDENTIAL/DAY SCHOOLS & APOLOGIES

Apologies

• The Holy Father's Meeting with Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Métis and Inuit -  Address with apology of His Holiness at Maskwacis, Alberta during his Apostolic Journey to Canada - July 25, 2022
• CCCB - Statement of apology on Residential Schools by the Catholic Church in Canada - March 13 - 15, 1991
• Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) - Lac St. Anne, Alberta - July 24, 1991
• Bishop Gary Gordon - Apology to students and families of Lower Post Residential School - March 5, 2008
• Pope Benedict XVI - Communique from the Vatican - April  29, 2009
  Meeting with Mr Phil Fontaine, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Canada - CCCB website - April 29, 2009 
• Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of this Land - Sept 24, 2021

Yukon Residential Schools Bibliography - Yukon Archives, c. 2011

Lower Post Residential School Summary (September 1, 1951 - 30 June , 1975)  Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre Collections (IRSHDC) at UBC

Lower Post Residential School (Teslin Lake) - 1940 to 1953  Public Archives of Canada - Indian Affairs School Files (RG 10, Volume 6482) - Pages 378 to 1907

Federal Day schools - indiandayschools.com (Schedule K) - PDF - Diocese of WH in blue
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Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement - Government of Canada - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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CANADIAN BISHOPS - UPDATES ON HEALING & RECONCILIATION

​Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Indigenous Peoples webpages 
contains comprehensive information about residential schools and the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC), prayer and spirituality, resources, and updates on initiatives amongst other topics (www.cccb.ca/indigenous-peoples/)

CCCB Statements/Media Releases (Current)

Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) webpage - English     French

CCCB Statements/Media Releases (2022)

CCCB Statements/Media Releases (2021) 
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Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land - Sept 24, 2021

Chronology of CCCB Engagement with Indigenous Peoples - 1943 to present

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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports - Also available as free downloads from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) website

​Where are the Children buried? - Report and maps/illustrations on burials of deceased Indian Residential School (IRS) students by Dr. Scott Hamilton (April 2015)

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) 

CCCB Indian Residential Schools and TRC webpage

 

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