A Brief prepared by The Anglican Church of Canada For submission to The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples At a Special Consultation between The Members of the Commission and Representatives of the Historic Mission Churches : Citadel Hotel, Ottawa, ON November 8-9, 1993
"For Submission to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples At a Special Consultation between the Members of the Commission and Representatives of the Historic Mission Churches, Citadel Hotel, Ottawa, ON November 8-9, 1993".
"Brief prepared by: John Bird ... The Rev. Laverne Jacobs ... Terry Thompson ... Doug Tindal". -- title-page.
Contents: Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Full Circle: An Overview -- The Church's Historical Relationship -- A Change of Direction -- Residential Schools: Healing and Reconciliation -- Where Do We Go From Here ? -- Appendices.
Appendices: 1: Residential Schools: A Historic Overview -- 2: Anglican Church of Canada policy relating to Aboriginal peoples: 1959-1993 -- 3: Primate's apology to Aboriginal peoples for Anglican residential schools (with original press release and text of elder's acceptance) -- 4: Granting Criteria of the Residential Schools Working Group: 1992-1994 -- 5: Correspondence Between ARC Task Group on Residential Schools and Indian Affairs -- 6: Fifty-two recommendations submitted by the Aboriginal Rights Coalition to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples -- 7: Number of Aboriginal members of General Synod and its committees: 1980-1992.
Contents: Introduction: We Welcome the Opportunity for Further Dialogue -- Historical Background of United Church Indian Missions -- United Church Residential Schools -- The United Church Apology, 1986 -- Self-Government within the United Church -- Struggles for Aboriginal Justice: Ecumenically, Locally, Internationally -- Responding to the Legacy of Residential Schools -- Support for Public Education on Aboriginal History -- Conclusion: A Vision of Reconciliation -- Appendices.
"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.
"By the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops."
"November 8-9, 1993".
Contents: Executive Summary [dated 27 October 1993] -- Text [including Recommendations] -- Appendix: Summary of Initiatives taken by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Native Peoples' Struggle for Justice.
"[E]ditors John Bird, Lorraine Land and Murray MacAdam."
Includes index.
28 essays on a variety of subjects by 32 contributors.
Contents: Reconciliation / Rebecca Tababodong -- Introduction / John Bird -- Canadian History : An Aboriginal Perspective / Georges Erasmus and Joe Sanders -- The Basic Dilemma : Sovereignty or Assimilation / Tim Schouls -- Rooted in Creation / Stan McKay -- Reclaiming Stolen Land / Olive P. Dickason -- Treaty-Making with the Crown / Sharon Venne -- Land Claims : Stuck in Never-never land / Lorraine Land and Roger Townshend -- Self-Government in the New Millennium / Michael Aesch -- Liberating Canada from the Settler Mythology / Andrew Chapeskie -- Recognizing Traditional Environmental Knowledge / Joanne Barnaby -- Rebuilding Community after Residential Schools / Maggie Hodgson -- Honouring Alternatives in the Criminal Justice System / Irene Fraser -- Restoring Women's Values / Bernice Hammersmith -- Gathering Dust or Gathering Strength : What Should Canada Do with the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ? / Lorraine Land -- Kicking Out the Indian Agent / Burton Jacobs -- From Cedar Lake to Easterville : Mourning for What My People Lost / Elsie Fiddler -- Nitiassinan : Caribou and F-16s / Napes Ashini -- The Lubicon Cree : Still No Settlement After All These Years / Bernard Ominayak and Ed Bianchi -- The Fall of Dimlahamid : The Gitxsan Wet'su'weten and the Fallout of the Delgamuukw Decision / Terry Glavin -- Nisga'a Patience : Negotiating Our Way into Canada / Rod Robinson -- From Non-Citizen to Nunavut / John Amagoalik -- Not in My Time : Native Issues as a Point of Entry / Murray Angus -- Friends of the Lubicon : How a Small Group of People Can Change the World / Kevin Thomas -- Gunboat Diplomacy in Canada / William Payne -- Romancing the "Other" in Aboriginal Support Work / Jennifer Baron -- Outrages Too Many : Teaching Aboriginal Studies / Ann Pohl -- Once More with Honesty : Christian-Aboriginal Solidarity / Murray MacAdam -- "Are You Willing to Listen ?" / Rene Fumoleau -- The Healing Journey : the Bridge between Cultures / Shirley Harding -- Note on the Editors -- Note on the Public Justice Resource Centre and Citizens for Public Justice.
Contents: Summary -- The Presbyterian Church in Canada -- Introduction -- Touchstone One: The New Relationship : Equality, Respect, Reconciliation -- Touchstone Two: Self-Determination: Control of the Future -- Touchstone Three: Self-Sufficiency: The Ability to Be Self-Sustaining -- Touchstone Four: Healing: Mending Bodies, Minds and Souls -- Conclusion.