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August 8, 1993Minaki, ON Sunday, August 8, 1993 — The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has apologized to aboriginal Anglicans for the “pain and hurt” they experienced in church-run residential…- June 17, 1992“Most non-native Anglicans have never heard aboriginal people describing their experiences in the residential schools,” says John Bird. “The more you hear, the more you are struck by the pain…
- May 27, 1992May 27, 1992 — Whose job is it to deal with the negative effects of church-run residential schools? The schools were common until about 1970. Whole generations of native young…
- April 15, 1992The Anglican Church has taken its opposition to the James Bay II power project to the United States, in hopes that Massachusetts will become the second state to disassociate itself…
- September 19, 1990September 19, 1990 — The Primate of the Anglican Church has supported a request from Georges Erasmus, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, for Christian churches to make…
- June 27, 1990July 27, 1990 — The Most Rev. Michael Peers, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has accused the federal government of ignoring “its constitutional responsibility to deal directly with…
- April 20, 1989April 20, 1989 Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I urge you to intervene in the present crisis regarding post secondary education for Native Students. The situation has grown much worse since…
- February 9, 1973February 9, 1973 — The leader of the Anglican Church of Canada said today that the basic rights of Canada’s native people cannot be rejected and ignored. Archbishop E.W. Scott…
- August 1, 1967August 1, 1967 — Encouragement of leadership and self-determination should be the keystone of the church’s policy in its approach to the complex problems confronting Canada’s native peoples says a…
