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When Anglicans arrived in Turtle Island (now known You had these non-Native people To urge the I have never in my life, as long as I’ve All the as North America), they brought their Bibles and their who were different from you, been with the Church, ever, ever, seen This funding has helped my Western faith. But they also brought another belief—a concept people of Canada I accept your apology because So many Anglicans across the country teaching you and over you. There community get things that institutions known as the Doctrine of Discovery. It has caused “ “to recognize and “so many Native people congregated you worked so hard to break are doing whatever they can to be part “ we were unable to get such untold pain and shadowed the relationship between was no family, no loving mother, no father. together, and bringing their concerns. “ down barriers. Where things were that now govern respect the unalienable ” Indigenous peoples and settler Anglicans ever since. “ of the healing process. as supplies for our craft nights, “ Rules all the time. You woke up in the rights of the Native I have never, ever, seen so many of our own condemned before, today you receive them so many aspects of In the 1400s, the European powers began setting up for different feasts, —Stories of A New Agape in Action seriously exploring and colonizing beyond their own morning to the sound of the bell ringing. people of Canada to Native men that went into the priesthood, with joy. Where once we were outsiders, Indigenous life see etc. Many of these feasts our continent—into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The You came down and you lined up by your continue in their chosen as at that meeting. I was amazed. I was today we are with you as friend, as leader, the People of the Land through the distorted established churches saw the expansion of their own people didn’t know how to do, for number. What kind of a life is that?” thrilled.” as brother. So I extend my hand.” lens of the Doctrine of Discovery.” message and influence as tied to the European states. way of life, and to We have created the living, breathing space for a self- —Lorna McNaughton, example, Naming ceremony and —General Synod 2010 They developed a theology to support European An Indian form of maintain and preserve, to strengthen and —Nina Burnham, Six Nations Elder —The Rt. Rev. Gordon Beardy addresses Primate former student at the Mohawk Institute, 1992 determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of empire building. Known as the Doctrine of feast, Shaming ceremony and feast, Michael Peers at 2001 General Synod The Anglican Church The Anglican Church architecture hold their culture, traditions and language.” of Canada signs a Church joins other ” Discovery, this series of European church and state and Adoption ceremony and feast.” “Canada. should replace our —General Synod 1973 bi-lateral Residential churches, the pronouncements started in 1452 and includes the “ —Drift Pile First Nation, 2004 —National Indigenous Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald concept of terra nullius, or empty land. Indigenous Chancel-Nave arrangement Schools Settlement federal government, peoples were not seen as inhabiting the land, by courts in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Agreement with the Indigenous so that the centre of federal government organizations, and since they didn’t have the institutions of European New Zealand to justify rule over Indigenous lands, worship is in the midst of civilization (no matter that they had their own ways even into the 21st century. limiting Anglican residential schools The Anglican Church of ordering their lives). The Anglican Church of Canada finally the people, as in a teepee.” liability to $25 million survivors to sign an supports the Truth for compensation for overarching Indian and Reconciliation Anglicans and Protestants took the Doctrine of denounced and repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery —The Ven. Ahab Spence Discovery with them when they split from the Roman in 2010. College Representative Indian Residential Residential Schools Commission of Canada General Synod Catholic Church. It still underpins many national Undoing its damage and living into right is founded in Prince survivors of the School abuse claims. Settlement Agreement. by educating its resolves to “repudiate Sacred Circle meeting laws and policies in the nation states that emerged relations is all our work for generations. Albert, , Anglican-run Mohawk The Anglican Council This court-ordered members, encouraging Report from the and renounce the in Pinawa, , from the European colonial process. It has been cited Here is an outline of the journey so far: named after James Institute file a claim of Indigenous Peoples agreement settles the attendance at national Synod of the Diocese This General Synod The Anglican Church Settee, an early against the federal (ACIP) objects to class-action lawsuit and community events, Doctrine of Discovery approves Canon 22. of Athabasca: “The The Missionary Society signals a change in The Anglican The Council on Native submits a brief to the catechist and government, the the fact that the launched by survivors and working with other as fundamentally This church law lays success of our work of the Church in the relationship. Since Church establishes Affairs organizes The Anglican Church Royal Commission on missionary who Anglican Diocese Alternative Dispute of the Mohawk churches, Indigenous The Rt. Rev. Lydia opposed to the Gospel out formal rules and The Mohawk Institute depends upon securing Canada establishes 1967, the church has a national Sub- the First National initiates the Anglican Aboriginal Peoples attended the first of Huron, the New Resolution (ADR) Institute in 1998, but organizations, and the Mamakwa is of Jesus Christ and our processes to govern Indigenous Peoples is established as a the children. The older an “Indian Training passed hundreds of committee on Native Native Convocation Healing Fund to (RCAP) regarding its Anglican residential England Company, The Anglican Church requires Indigenous with a nation-wide federal government. consecrated as area understanding of the electing the National The Treaty of Niagara day school beside The Rev. Robert people are too often College” in Dauphin, resolutions supporting Affairs. Composed of in Fort Qu’Appelle, support community- residential schools school with Henry and General Synod on produces a resource, participants to sign a focus. The agreement Anglican archives bishop for the 16 inherent rights that Indigenous Anglican follows the Royal the Six Nations in McDonald begins set in their ways, and Manitoba, to operate Indigenous struggles The Anglican Indigenous people Saskatchewan. Over based programs that involvement and Budd and was ordained behalf of all students A New Agape, to release not to make includes a “Common across Canada gather Indigenous Northern individuals and peoples Bishop, membership in The Primate’s The English Society Proclamation of 1763 southwestern . 40 years of training are by long habits one month a year for recognition of Church transfers all appointed by the The Anglican Church College 200 Indigenous The Rt. Rev. Charles help educate and responsibilities. The soon after he was. who attended the help its members further legal claims Experience Payment” and organize more Ontario parishes of the have received from the Anglican Council Commission is and the Anglican Church in Canada for the Propagation of to clarify the nation- It becomes residential and supporting disinclined to change… training Indigenous traditional land rights, responsibility for the Primate, it promotes sets up the Unit for Ministry officially Anglicans gather from Arthurson, a Cree heal. Between 1992 On August 6, at the commission operates The college takes school between 1943 understand, celebrate, for loss of language and an “Independent than 250,000 pages Diocese of Keewatin. God.” The Anglican of Indigenous Peoples, established to consider European leaders the Gospel appoints to-nation relationship in 1831 and operates Indigenous ministers Where possible priests and lay workers. treaty implementation, “Indian residential implementation of on Public Social opens in , across the country from , and 2013, the fund second Sacred Circle, from 1991, and up the early work of and 1967. It will be the and participate in General Synod’s and culture. The Assessment of historic records She is the first Church commits to a and the membership The Rev. Canon Jonas how the church should decree that non- the Rev. Thomas Wood between settler and The English crown until 1970, making it along the Yukon Christian instruction The federal The college closes and consultation with schools” to the federal the Hendry Report Responsibility, which Manitoba. The college to build community Manitoba, is elected disburses over $5.7 at Minaki, Ontario, releases its 4,000- The Rt. Rev. Gordon Emmanuel College, largest class action suit the work of healing, Bishop Gordon Beardy Ecojustice Committee council says this is Process,” intended to The Truth and about the church’s Indigenous woman major program of study of Sacred Circle, Allooloo, dean of the act to repudiate the Christian nations have as the first Anglican peoples. builds the first Chapel the oldest continuously River. He develops a should be given to government makes in 1962. Teachers Indigenous peoples Department of Indian recommendations, runs until 1992. Its offers theological and and discuss issues, a the first Indigenous million to more than Primate Michael Peers page report with 440 Beardy is elected which operated from in Canadian history reconciliation, and of the Diocese of holds its first national The Rt. Rev. Andrew “an extinguishment of compensate survivors Reconciliation participation in bishop in Canada, on how the Doctrine of formalizing a parallel cathedral in Iqaluit, Doctrine of Discovery, Timeline of an Evolving Relationship no rights to their land missionary to the The Covenant Chain of Royal of the Mohawks. operated Anglican written version of the the children in their residential school include: Canon on all legislation and Affairs, ending its and helps make major focus is on practical training for historic first for the bishop in the Anglican 553 healing projects offers an apology to all recommendations the first Indigenous 1879–1908 in Prince and will lead to the building a new Keewatin accepts the committee meeting Atagotaaluk becomes our Aboriginal rights of sexual, physical, or Commission of Canada the schools for the the first elected by Discovery has impacted and self-governing Nunavut helped promote healing and and sovereignty in Mi’kmaq, and minister Friendship in which no It is the first Protestant residential school in Gwich’in language own tongue.” In fact, attendance compulsory Edward Ahenakew other actions that will 100-year partnership the church more Indigenous title, ministry with and church. The theme Church of Canada, as across the country. The who suffered from the in 1996. Very few diocesan bishop, Albert, with a priority Indian Residential relationship between Primate’s 1993 apology in Kingfisher Lake, the first diocesan to our languages, emotional abuse in (TRC) is established National Research Indigenous people Anglican attitudes and TRC Commissioner Dr. Indigenous Anglican translate the Bible into reconciliation, and the face of claims by to English soldiers and member gives up their church in Upper Canada. and translates many Indigenous languages for Indigenous and Archdeacon Ahab affect them, including with the federal visible in Indigenous rights, and northern among First Nations of the convocation Suffragan Bishop of Healing Fund work Anglican residential recommendations have serving the Diocese of on training Indigenous Schools Settlement Indigenous and non- at General Synod in Ontario, in the diocese bishop in the Diocese cultures and the residential school with a five-year Centre. according to their actions over four and a Marie Wilson addresses structure within the Inuktitut, a task begun commit to work for Christian sovereigns. settlers. sovereignty is affirmed. 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Adam General Synod The Truth and As we go forward National Commission Chaplain Robert Proclamation of 1763, Wood completes Society appoints the his first pupil, Women’s Auxiliary including Chief Church commissions accepts Charles Arctic establishes Indian Priests (TAIP) Mackenzie Valley establishes the Council helps Project North establishes the in Canada become Vi Smith accepts the of Indigenous is elected the first Inuk meets in Lethbridge, meets in Port Elgin, of Cariboo ceases Coalition (ARC) Arreak is elected as School for Ministry Pinawa, Manitoba, joins other church Circle gathers 200 of the Truth and endorses the United and Reconciliation Halkett is consecrated approves Canon 22 at Reconciliation from this point, we Wolfall, a member of a foundation for the first volume of a Rev. John West to the Sakacewescam branches across Shingwaukonce, carry on Indian Work sociologist Charles Hendry’s report, the Arthur Turner is offered at Starr Lake, Pipeline, the Anglican on Native Affairs, with reorganize as the Residential Schools members and partners Primate’s apology. Anglican leaders area bishop in the Alberta. Its theme Ontario. Those operation. Legal costs merges with nine other area bishop of Nunavik, is established in approves a proposal for leaders in public people from across Reconciliation Nations Declaration Commission National as diocesan Indigenous the Anglican-Lutheran Commission’s Martin Frobisher’s First Nations-Crown Mi’kmaq grammar Red River Settlement. (1853–1875), with the Canada, with a focus on a vision to create reports: “There is Hendry to look at the Beyond Traplines, Training School, west of , as a Church joins with responsibility to carry Aboriginal Rights Working Group. This in The Anglican Some residential makes a covenant . is Our Journey of gathered focus on the for damage suits inter-church justice in northern Quebec. Kingfisher Lake, the appointment of a gatherings in seven Canada for worship, Commission, Justice on the Rights of Event is held in Bishop (Bishop Joint Assembly in mandate is extended invite you to consider Arctic expedition, relationships, is forged and a translation of On his way to the European name Henry missionary work in the “Teaching Wigwams” urgent need of drastic church’s history and and approves its which still operates three-year program Lutheran, Mennonite, Indigenous peoples’ Coalition (ARC) with is the first national Indigenous Network. school survivors feel and commitment His image was featured Spiritual Renewal, and journey of spiritual brought by former coalitions to form Ontario, to equip National Indigenous communities across fellowship, and Murray Sinclair, Indigenous Peoples. , Manitoba. of Missinippi) as Ottawa. to June 2015. how you can join your celebrates the first by over 24 First Nations the Creed and Lord’s settlement via Hudson Budd. In 1852, the Rev. North. They send bales for Indigenous people changes in regard to current relationship recommendations. in Pangnirtung, on Old and New Presbyterian, Roman concerns directly to the both church and group in the history of It includes the Maori this is premature. to pursue self- on the Canadian $2 the focus is on the 1994 renewal and the theme, students of St. George’s KAIROS: Canadian Indigenous people for Bishop. The Rt. Rev. Canada to promote visioning in Port presses the churches, part of Mamuwe isi church and society in Anglican eucharist negotiating with the Prayer. Bay, West takes four Henry Budd becomes of donated clothing, to learn to adapt to a diet, health, sanitation, with Indigenous The report sets the Nunavut, to train Testament, liturgy, Catholic, and United national church. Indigenous partners. the church to have a of Aotearoa New determination within bill. Covenant. Walking a New Vision. Indian Residential Ecumenical Justice local ministry. Mark MacDonald is the upcoming Truth Elgin, Ontario. This government, and all Miywachimowin, moving towards living British. The two-row children from as far the first Cree ordained Sunday school world that European hours of work, housing, peoples. church on a new course Inuit candidates for doctrine (focussing Churches to support The coalition’s first balance of Indigenous Zealand, Australian the Anglican Church, School in Lytton, Initiatives. The work named to this position. and Reconciliation gathering is dedicated Canadians to engage in the Diocese of near present-day into right relations. Iqaluit, Nunavut. wampum and formal away as to Anglican ministry materials, and medical colonizers are rapidly social life, recreation, in its relations with ministry. on sacraments and the Dene Nation’s call national and non-Indigenous Aborigines and Torres and extends the “hand British Columbia, have loses some of the Commission and to beloved Elder the question: “What Saskatchewan. treaties are intended to to establish the in North America. and educational changing. After dress and so forth.” It Indigenous peoples. creeds), pastoral for a moratorium on assembly members. Strait Islanders, Native of partnership to all financially exhausted distinctive voice but “remember the Gladys Cook (1929– does reconciliation respect the sovereignty first, small Anglican He establishes supplies. Some also Confederation, the recommends teaching Synod commits to education and parish resource development supports Hawaiians and Native those who will help us the diocese. gains a larger presence children” who suffered 2009). (really) mean to you?” of the nations. residential school. It congregations in sponsor children in federal government the children “the a partnership with organization. in northwestern Innu Americans from the build a truly Anglican in Canadian society. in residential schools. operates from 1820 to northern Manitoba residential schools. and the churches begin geography of their own Indigenous peoples, Canada until opposition U.S.A. Indigenous Church in 1833. and Saskatchewan. partnering to run regions, the history based on solidarity, Indigenous land to low-level Canada.” The Church Missionary residential schools. of their own people equality, and mutual claims are settled. military Society pays him half Indigenous leaders are and something of the respect. The new coalition, flight the annual stipend of a sidelined. history of the people named Project North, training over its white missionary. with whom they are makes a submission territory, and the land proud to associate; to the Berger rights struggle of the Master their own folklore, the Commission, whose Lubicon Cree. But we wait for what handicrafts natural When I look at my land—and I’m recommendations stop God has promised: new Wolfall, on For my part, I am to them.” The church back there now—the very blood of the pipeline. heavens and a new Winters does not forward its “ “ married to the my ancestors is in and amongst my Fornace, preached own commission’s “ earth, where righteousness Church, and have “ recommendations land and my waters. They are the very ” a godly sermon, Indigenous peoples have will be at home. put my hand to the to the government, The Hendry birds of the air, the fish in the sea and so I’m proud of who I which being ended, the collective right to live in —2 Peter 3:1-18 plough, and I dare not which now controls am. Proud to teach Report on. Because life…is eternal.” freedom, peace and security (Good News Translation) he celebrated also ” curriculum. that to my son, so “ look back. helped Native —The Rev. Ernie Willie, “ a Communion upon “ as distinct peoples and shall not be —Henry Budd, 1851 people take a big Squamish Nation, he’ll be proud of who he As church leaders, the land, at the subjected to any act of genocide or any step towards self- Diocese of New Westminster is. Not ever to be made to we welcome partaking whereof There was a real strong sense of God’s presence other act of violence, including forcibly determination. The feel ashamed of who he is. Other dioceses are “the news of the in the room. We went around the circle, and removing children of the group to was Captain Best I had to establish Henry Budd’s Hymn A new sense of confidence establishing of the Sorry does not express how we felt. report examined each person spoke to the question: ‘Is this also facing very another group.” of the ‘Ann Francis’ Teach us Lord to know thy word; “ the principle My own father died some years ago, Canadian reality of who I am as part of this serious situations. Truth and Reconciliation and other gentlemen and mariners, And better learn thy will; the direction that we should be moving—forming a “ —Article 7(2), United Nations Declaration that the North Church.” Commission, and we “ “but when Mr. Budd died, I felt for the Our minds, with sin and folly stor’d, for the public in a separate entity of some sort?’ When the final person For example, the Diocese on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples soldiers and miners with him.” eagerly anticipate American Indian of first time what it meant to be an orphan.” Do thee with wisdom fill. way that had never been done before by spoke and we realized that there was a consensus, —Donna Bomberry, of Qu’Appelle has two —Martin Frobisher, these regions would Six Nations, the appointment of —unidentified Cree Elder, 1875 Our hearts to every evil prone, any organization. The church was critical there was a strong silence in the room. You could feel hundred cases in which from the records of his third expedition Anglican Consultant on Indigenous Affairs the commissioners. to the Arctic in 1578 part with his children In mercy Lord Subdue; of itself and Canadian society and made it. And you could really feel that this was a sacred they have been named to be educated in Each foe to thee and us dethrone We are committed to the truthtelling the And form us all anew recommendations that would address much space and a sacred time.” along with the General the white man’s Commission calls for, and we pledge our best of the pain and ignorance that had existed —The Rev. Canon Laverne Jacobs, Bkejwanong First Nation, Synod of the Anglican knowledge and Oh let a vain and thoughtless race, in our church community for so many years.” Anglican Consultant on Indigenous Affairs Church of Canada.” efforts to continue raising the profile of the .” Thy pardning mercy prove; Commission’s work over the next five years.” religion Begin betimes to seek thy face —The Rt. Rev. Gordon Beardy, Muskrat Dam First —The Rt. Rev. Jim Cruickshank, bishop of Cariboo, in —John West, 1820 And thy commandments love. Nation, seventh bishop of Keewatin, 1998 a 1999 pastoral letter to clergy and parishioners JB —The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, 2008 The Anglican Church of Canada 80 Hayden St., Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 • www.anglican.ca • Printed in Canada. March 2014