We mourn, with others, and pray for change
In the aftermath of the recent horrific discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School, Indigenous Ministries and Justice at the United Church of Canada calls on all of us “to come together as people of the United Church and take the first step of mourning and remembering.” For further information and prayers, we invite you to visit:
https://united-church.ca/news/kamloops-residential-school-time-mourning-and-support
https://united-church.ca/news/response-kamloops-residential-school-graves-discovery
https://united-church.ca/news/moderators-statement-residential-school-burial-sites
https://united-church.ca/social-action/justice-initiatives/reconciliation-and-indigenous-justice
If you or someone you know needs someone to talk to, you can contact the Indian Residential School Survivors Society for counselling support available at 1-800-721-0066. People can also access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (https://nctr.ca/records/reports/) and other documents:
- 1876 Indian Act
- The Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985 c. I-5)
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 1996
- Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba 1999
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007
- Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls 2019
- Bill C-15: an act respecting the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2021
Updated 2021 09 03