Attending an Indian residential school gave Lydia Mamakwa the faith that led to her calling as an Anglican priest, and later, as area bishop of northern Ontario in the diocese of Keewatin. But, at one point, it had also left her confused about her identity as a native person.
Inuvik-“What’s that?” “Not interested.” “I don’t know anything about that.” When two Yellowknife teenagers asked youth in their community what they knew about the experiences
Inuvik-The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Northern National Event held here recently ended with, literally, many writings on the wall.
General Synod archivist Nancy Hurn had debated whether to display the portraits of Indian residential school students at an exhibit at the Northern National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, held here June 27 to July.
Inuvik—Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said he sensed “a little less anger” in the way former residential schools survivors have
Inuvik—Archbishop Fred Hiltz on July 1 paid tribute to former residential school students, saying he heard “many expressions of courage” from them as they gathered here for the Northern National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).
Inuvik-For a moment in time, at least, they were children once more as they each held up a cupcake with gooey vanilla-chocolate frosting and a tiny, flickering candle. And, as the lights were dimmed, those gathered around them sang a rousing “Happy Birthday” in English, French, Inuktitut, and other aboriginal languages.
Inuvik-A grand chief, a veteran CBC broadcaster, a former commissioner for Nunavut and a Holocaust survivor have been commissioned as honorary witnesses for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s national northern event here June 27 to July 1.
Three Anglican bishops and two Roman Catholic bishops offered expressions of regret, then embraced and presented each other with gifts of reconciliation.
Inuvik-Unless the federal government addresses the issue around the exclusion of some Metis and aboriginal students from the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, healing and reconciliation may not be possible, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) has warned.
Inuvik-At least 1,200 people-700 from out of town-have begun arriving in this Canadian community located north of the Arctic Circle. They are here for the second national event organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) June 27 to July 1.
More photos For more information on the TRC, go to www.anglican.ca/trc Archbishop Terence Finlay today expressed the Anglican Church of Canada’s continued commitment to the
Inuvik-On Monday night (Jun. 27) Northwest Territories leaders rallied former Indian residential schools students around a common theme of hope, strength and moving toward a better future as they welcomed them to the northern event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).
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