Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia
Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
This private tutoring program may keep Indigenous students in school
Pathways to Education is helping teen students through mentoring and financial support
Indigenous churches in northern Manitoba a world apart from south
They face logistical challenges but communities are eager for baptisms, counselling and fellowship from homegrown United Church ministers
United Church in Quebec honours Inuit dead of TB in 1950s far from home
The federal government shipped thousands of Inuit south for treatment of tuberculosis. Some stayed in hospital for years. Many died.
Pipeline in Mackenzie Valley has support from Indigenous Peoples
A 10-year moratorium is over and three of four Indigenous groups who live in the area support the monumental project
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
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