Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples Archives - Anglican Journal

‘Racism is very bad for your health’

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:00:50 +0000

Psychologist Myrna Lashley shares her thoughts on the church’s historic role in propagating systemic racism as well as the role of Christians in the movement to fight it.

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CoGS joins call against forcible correction of children

Matthew Puddister — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:28 +0000

CoGS has endorsed a statement calling on the federal government to repeal a section of the Criminal Code of Canada that authorizes parents, guardians and teachers to forcibly discipline children.

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Sacred Circle continues to refine key documents of Indigenous church

Matthew Puddister — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:02 +0000

A November meeting of Sacred Circle, a gathering of Indigenous Anglicans from across Canada, saw members continuing to polish a pair of foundational documents for the self-determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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‘Her voice will never die’

Matthew Puddister — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 18:51:36 +0000

The Rev. Canon Virginia “Ginny” Doctor, coordinator of Indigenous Ministries and a major architect of the self-determining Indigenous church, died on May 26. She was 71 years old.

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‘A narrative of light, hope and truth’: Jubilee Commission launches archival history research project

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:02:01 +0000

The Jubilee Commission, the body established by Council of General Synod to propose a sustainable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous church, has officially launched a new archival research project on historical funding trends for Indigenous ministry within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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‘We have to help one another to survive’: A conversation with Jonas Allooloo

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:46:03 +0000

In December 2020, the Anglican Journal published “No room in the inn.” This article detailed how the Rev. Jonas Allooloo—former dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and a key translator of the first Bible in Inuktitut—was effectively homeless two years after his retirement in January 2019.

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Norm Casey remembered as gentle friend, shepherd of Indigenous ministry

Tali Folkins — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:05:14 +0000

The Rev. Norman Casey, who served as priest in churches in or near the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, Ontario; as a member and co-chair of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP); and as the church’s suicide prevention minister for eastern Canada, is being mourned as a “gentle servant of God” and […]

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Next Sacred Circle planned for June 2020

Tali Folkins — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:59:39 +0000

The next gathering of Sacred Circle—a meeting of Indigenous Anglicans from across Canada—will be held June 14-19 in Orillia, Ont., the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Friday, Nov. 8.

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ACIP representatives granted membership at General Synod

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:03:29 +0000

Representatives of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) are now full voting members of General Synod 2019.

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‘It gives you a hearbeat’: In Toronto, Neechi Sharing Circle provides spiritual community for marginalized Indigenous people

Tali Folkins — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:00:13 +0000

There’s something in the air in Allan Gardens, a downtown Toronto park, on Thursdays around lunchtime.

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