Indigenous Healing and Reconciliation
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“For Peace to exist, there must be justice but there cannot be justice without forgiveness”.
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CCCB PASTORAL LETTERS (FEBRUARY 2023)
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
Peace and Forgiveness as the Path to Reconciliation - Reflection for the Reconciliation Liturgy at Vanier - Sep 21, 2021
Media statement following the Kamloops discovery - June 3, 2021
Letter to the Faithful Diocese following the Kamloops discovery - June 3, 2021
Local CBC interview (M4A) - June 2, 2021
Letter to the Faithful re. local indigenous fundraising initiative - Nov 24, 2021
Peace and Forgiveness as the Path to Reconciliation - Reflection for the Reconciliation Liturgy at Vanier - Sep 21, 2021
Media statement following the Kamloops discovery - June 3, 2021
Letter to the Faithful Diocese following the Kamloops discovery - June 3, 2021
Local CBC interview (M4A) - June 2, 2021
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS in CANADA - Q & A
Archdiocese of Toronto - Background for Catholics - Residential Schools (PDF))
Archdiocese of Vancouver - First Nations - Questions & Answers (Link)
Archdiocese of Vancouver - First Nations - Questions & Answers (Link)
HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE - RESIDENTIAL/DAY SCHOOLS & APOLOGIES
Apologies
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
Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement - Government of Canada - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- 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
Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement - Government of Canada - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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/)
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)
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
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
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
