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Op-ed: Church honours connections at 100-year anniversary event – Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
January 16, 2020 St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church kicked off its centennial celebrations on Jan. 11 with acknowledgement of its relationship to the land as well as the church’s long history with the Indigenous peoples of Canada. On display at the 100-year anniversary event was a giant floor map, which served as a starting point […]
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Understanding wrongs and seeking justice for First Nations – GuelphToday
Dublin United Church series is part of November’s Treaty Recognition Week They see themselves as keepers of the water. And for the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, water continues to play a significant role in their identity. “They settled mostly at the mouths of rivers and because of this, they signed many treaties,” said […]
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Chief of Kashechewan First Nation now also James Bay community’s priest – CBC
61-year-old feels lucky that he didn’t attend residential school run by Anglican church Nov 18, 2019 Sometimes Kashechewan First Nation chief Leo Friday feels funny when he wears his headdress. He doesn’t like to be the centre of attention. “I just want to look myself down. Humble, eh?” says the 61-year-old. Friday feels the same […]
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“You have to look in the mirror”: CoGS wraps up with reflections from partners, … – Anglican Journal
November 13, 2019 “You have to look in the mirror”: CoGS wraps up with reflections from partners, general secretary that stress racial justice, church’s future Mississauga, Ont. The meeting of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard messages about the importance of racial justice and looking toward the future of the church in a day […]
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Jubilee Commission presents early work on path to ‘equitable funding base’ for Indigenous church – Anglican Journal
November 8, 2019 The Jubilee Commission has started the work needed to propose a “just, sustainable and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican church,” the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 7. Judith Moses, chair of the commission, told CoGS that the group had convened three video-based teleconferences, had developed a new […]
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North American indigenous support Amazonian indigenous at synod – The Catholic Registerp
October 17, 2019 ROME — As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon heard pleas to defend the rights of the region’s indigenous people and of the land they hold sacred, indigenous leaders from Canada and the United States came to Rome to support them. Accompanied by representatives of their nations’ bishops’ conferences, the North […]
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As the World Burns: Why Indigenous Solidarity Is More Important Now than Ever – PalestineChronicle
While Indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon Rainforest are struggling to survive in the wake of intentionally produced fires, progressives are focusing on celebrity- manufactured solutions along with advice from Non-Governmental Agencies (NGOs)—all telling us to boycott meat, practice green consumerism and /or contribute money to various movements. In other words, do anything but listen to […]
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New primate foresees time of change for national church – Anglican Journal
August 26, 2019 The Anglican Church of Canada’s new primate says her top priority will be a review of the church’s mission and ministry—a re-examination of its role that could result in “painful” change for some as the church adjusts to challenging times. Linda Nicholls, bishop of the diocese of Huron, was elected the church’s […]
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Supreme Knight Carl Anderson highlights Knights’ efforts worldwide – The Catholic Register
August 8, 2019 MINNEAPOLIS — Five years after the Islamic State invaded northern Iraq and began systematically persecuting the country’s Christians, the Knights of Columbus are continuing their work of supporting Iraqi parishes that are rebuilding, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said in his annual report Aug. 6 at the Knights’ 137th Supreme Convention in Minneapolis. […]
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Survey of Climate Scientists Reveals Lack of Strategic Investment in the Field
Ottawa (June 26, 2019) – Canada is at risk of losing climate science expertise and knowledge as a result of federal funding decisions. A new report out today from Evidence for Democracy and the Canadian Climate Forum looks at the state of funding for climate science in Canada based on a survey of scientists in […]
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