Environment
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
Indigenous
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UCC in Focus
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 the nation
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Justice
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 remember them.
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Ethical Living
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?
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Justice
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 that don't feel honourable to us, she says
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Justice
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 chance reunion started a remarkable journey of healing.
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UCC in Focus
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 staff for it
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Justice
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
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Justice
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 caused
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UCC in Focus
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 died at the schools and whose names have been forgotten
