Aboriginal Day of Prayer
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official1329
- Date
- 1987 February 16-20
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 1-2-87
- Mover
- Bishop Morgan
- Seconder
- Archbishop Hambidge
- Prologue
- Bishop Morgan drew attention to the document "The New Covenant" stating that appeals have been received from native people that the Sunday before the First Minister's Conference be designated a Day of Prayer.
- Text
- That this House of Bishops respond to the request of Native leaders for the Churches to name a Day of Prayer to precede the final First Ministers' Conference to be held on March 26-27, by designating Sunday, March 22, as a Day of Prayer for Aboriginal Peoples:
- And that we commend the document entitled "A New Covenant" prepared as a Pastoral Statement by leaders of the Christian Churches to be used as a focus for this Day of Prayer. CARRIED
- Subjects
- National Aboriginal Day of Prayer (March 22)
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations - 1951-
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters (1987 : Ottawa, Ont.)
- A New Covenant
- Special Sundays
In peace and friendship : a new relationship with Aboriginal Peoples
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog6100
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- General Synod Archives
- Call Number
- E 78 K3 I5 2008
- Place
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- Kairos and Aboriginal Rights Office
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical_Description
- iv, 58 p. : ill. ; 28 x 20.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Cover title.
- "Written and edited by Ed Bianchi, Maura Hanrahan, Jennifer Henry, Shannon Neufeldt, and Chuck Wright". p. iv.
- "The article, 'Understanding Treaty as Covenant', was graciously provided by Stan McKay". -- p. iv.
- "'In Peace and Friendship' is a response to those who faith or conscience compels them to understand more deeply the struggles of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. It provides an opportunity, particularly for non-Aboriginal people, to open themselves to a new perspective by exploring a relationship with the original inhabitants of this land that recognizes their unique nationhood. .... [It] is an educational resource for groups of youth or adults, within a congregation, a regional church body or as an open community event. There are five sessions. This resource could be used as a series of weekly workshops for a local group or linked together for a 2-day conference or retreat. The first and fifth sessions assume a Christian perspective". -- p. i.
- Contents: [Prefatory Material i.e.] Purpose -- Uses -- Facilitators -- Format -- Before You Begin -- Terminology -- Table of Contents -- A New Relationship: Contextual Article -- Session 1: Renewing the Covenant -- Faithful to God's Covenant: Theological Reflection -- Session 2: Nation to Nation -- A Continent of Nations: Background Article -- Session 3: Collective Rights -- In Common: Background Article -- Session 4: A Case in Point -- Reclaiming Land in Caledonia: Background Article -- Session 5: Churches in Solidarity ? -- The Churches' Role in Recognizing Aboriginal Rights: Background Article.
- Added Entry
- Kairos : Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
- Aboriginal Rights Coalition
- Bianchi, Ed
- Hanrahan, Maura
- Henry, Jennifer
- McKay, Stan (Stanley John), 1942-
- Neufeldt, Shannon
- Wright, Chuck
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- A New Covenant
- Covenants - Religious aspects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Claims
- Call Number
- E 78 K3 I5 2008
- Location
- General Synod Archives