Indigenous communities
These resources include references, guidance and materials that support Indigenous ministry, education and leadership.
Family Prayers provides Anglican prayers for individuals, households and group worship in communities familiar with Moosonee Cree syllabics.
The Gospel in the centre of the Indigenous Sacred Circle, supported by A Disciple’s Prayer Book, has become an important and dynamic part of the growing spiritual movement among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island.
Hymns in the Cree Language is a historic collection of Christian hymns translated into Cree by the Rev. E.A. Faries in the early twentieth century. Long used in Cree-speaking Anglican communities, the collection supports worship, language continuity and the living tradition of Cree hymnody.
Published through the Office of the National Indigenous Anglican Bishop, this training manual offers a comprehensive foundation for Indigenous catechism. Its modules explore seven core themes: prayer and worship; the nature of human beings, God and the Creeds; the Holy Scriptures; the Ten Commandments; sin and redemption; the Sacraments; and the church, ministry and Christian hope.
A Covenant and our Journey of Spiritual Renewal was created by a group of Indigenous Anglican leaders in Winnipeg, April 1994, in response to the apology offered by then Primate Michael Peers at the 1993 Sacred Circle gathering in Minaki, Ontario, for the harms caused by residential schools.
The Covenant and Our Way of Life outlines the commitments, relationships and responsibilities that guide Sacred Circle, the self-determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada. Rooted in the 1994 Covenant and renewed through ongoing discernment, it offers a shared vision of life in community shaped by prayer, healing, accountability and service. A recorded reading of the Covenant and a Gospel-based discipleship Bible study, based on the Seven Traditional Teachings, are also available to support engagement with the document.
The Mississauga Declaration is a foundational expression of Indigenous Anglican vision, sovereignty and renewal. Articulated during a national consultation in Toronto, it names the urgent realities facing Indigenous communities and calls the Church to support pathways toward self-determination, revitalized ministry and deeper relationships rooted in the land. The declaration reflects a collective commitment to live toward a renewed Indigenous Anglican future grounded in the Gospel, Elders’ wisdom and responsibility to coming generations.
The Pinawa Declaration was presented to the Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle in August 2005 as a call for bold structural change in the Anglican Church of Canada. It urges the election and consecration of Indigenous bishops whose leadership reflects the teachings, ceremonies and traditions of Indigenous communities. The declaration is a significant milestone in the movement toward Indigenous self-determination within the Church.
The Anglican Healing Fund supports community-based healing initiatives led by Indigenous peoples across Canada. Since 1992 it has provided grants for projects that foster healing, resilience and cultural renewal in response to the intergenerational harms caused by residential schools and ongoing colonial structures. The fund centres Indigenous leadership and local priorities, helping communities strengthen language, identity and well-being. Individuals or parishes seeking to support this work may also make donations to the fund.
This worship resource, An Action in Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, was developed in 2016 in response to then-Primate Fred Hiltz’s call for all parishes to publicly read the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on or near June 21, the National Indigenous Day of Prayer.