United Church council on Indigenous ministries fosters unity, trust
The Aboriginal Ministries Council is two years old and not fully staffed, but there's some progress in bringing together Indigenous constituencies across
Researchers scour church archives for records of students who died at residential schools
Around 100,000 Aboriginal students attended about 130 residential schools over more than a century. It is now up to the TRC to
Casino profits drive benefits for First Nations — and dilemmas
They bring much-needed jobs and revenue to First Nations communities but can also exacerbate social problems. Do the wins outweigh the losses?
Marie Wilson, of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on hope and strength
The story of residential schools is part of the story of Canada, and we can learn from those parts of our story
Former residential school teacher reunites with one of her students
They hadn’t seen each other since he was a student at a residential school in Manitoba and she was a teacher. A
United Church is putting money toward healing Indigenous relations
The General Council Executive is also creating an Aboriginal Ministries Council to bring together Indigenous ministries in the church and hiring seven
United Church supports translation of Bible into Indigenous languages
In a bygone era, the Bible was a tool for subverting Indigenous cultures, but recent translations aim to preserve endangered Indigenous tongues
United Church apology 10 years ago helped set bar for federal government
The church apologized for its involvement in running residential schools for Indigenous children, and for all the pain and hardship those schools
United Church searches archives for those dead at residential schools
As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gears up, the United Church and others are scouring the archives for names of children who
An Indigenous mother searches for answers on B.C.’s Highway of Tears
Some highways have souls; others are merely pavement. The soul of Highway 16, the 720-km-long branch of the Trans-Canada that spans northern
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