Churches
Boarding School Abuses, Human Rights, and Reparations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 89-102
Description
Discussion on the injustices suffered by Aboriginal children in schools, and the compensation offered to address those human rights violations.
Bob Thomas and American Indian Religion
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Discusses American Indian religious patterns that have remain unaltered, and new ones that have evolved or reformed since European contact.
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[Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris McCormick
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 28, no. 3, 1993, pp. 491-493
Description
Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood.
Bridging Sacred Canopies: Mi'Kmaq Spirituality and Catholicism
Alternate Title
Bridging Sacred Canopies: M'iKmaq Spirituality and Catholicism
Bridging Sacred Canopies: Micmac Spirituality and Catholicism
Bridging Sacred Canopies: MiK'maq Spirituality and Catholicism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Campbell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 301-311
Description
Provides an overview of the unique worldview of Mi'kmaq Catholicism through Peter Berger's notion of religion as a sacred canopy.
Brief Administrative History of the Residential Schools & The Presbyterian Church in Canada's Healing and Reconciliation Efforts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives
Description
Summary of the Church's goals of assimilation and Christianization of Aboriginal children into mainstream society and statements of regret for role in the administration of residential schools. Includes list of schools operated by Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Brothers and Others: Christian Religions on the Reservation
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gerald Waite
Description
Examines religious boundaries in Native American communities.
Bud Pocha Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bud Pocha
Alma Roy
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of Mr. Pocha's life. He describes his involvement in early Metis organizations, and discusses his view on ways to improve the situation of natives.
Buffalo Boy Testifies: Decolonizing Visual Testimony in a Colonial-Settler Society.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Bell
Humanities Research, vol. 15, no. 3, Decolonizing Testitmony: On the Possibilities and Limits of Witnessing, 2009, pp. 81-96
Description
Examines two visual projects by Adrian Stimson: Old Sun (2008) and Buffalo Boy's Confessional: Indulgence (2007).
Building the System: Churches, Missionary Organizations, the Federal State, and Health Care in Southern Alberta Treaty 7 Communities, 1890-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
Description
Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
Cabinet OKs Church Offer
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, December 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Church's liability for residential school abuse lawsuits will be $25 million over five years, but agreement does not address cultural and language claims.
Campaign Honours Missing Native Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Devine
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 1, January 2004, p. 2
Description
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada form coalition to raise awareness of the disappearance of 500 aboriginal women in the last 20 years through the Sisters in Spirit promotion.
Canada, Churches Appeal Residential School Decisions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 9
Description
Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Canadian Baptists and Native Ministry in the Nineteenth Century
Alternate Title
20000 Historical Papers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Elliott
Historical Papers: Canadian Society of Church History, 2000, pp. 145-163
Description
Looks at the accomplishments and failures of Canadian Baptist missionary work in the Maritimes, Ontario and Western Canada.
The Canadian Churches' Apologies for Colonialism and Residential Schools, 1986-1998
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Bush
Peace Research, vol. 47, no. 1-2, 2015, pp. [47]-70
Description
Looks at the approach each of the four churches (United, Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian) took in their attempt to reconcile with Aboriginal peoples.
"Canon T. Clarke a Veteran of the West--In 50 Years Has Seen the West Transformed."
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a newspaper article from The Journal newspaper published in Melfort, Saskatchewan Volume 18, May, 1927 (one page). It is a brief summary of Thomas Clarke's life in the West as a missionary for the Anglican church from May 1877 to May 1927. He was mainly an educator of Aboriginal children on reserves and at Battleford Industrial School. He also gives a brief account of his involvement in the North-West rebellion in 1885.
Casper Solomon Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Casper Solomon
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives an account of the migration of the Potawatomi Indians and a general description of reserve life; an account of the importance of midwives and a brief description of naming ceremonies; and tells a story about an old man who remembered seeing the Chicago fire.
Casper Solomon Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Casper Solomon
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives a description of naming ceremonies, explains the significance of "grandfathers" in Indian sprituality, and recounts several ghost stories.
Catholic Church Has Proved Difficult to Work With, Says Healing Group
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 10, January 2013, p. 8
Description
Looks at whether or not the Catholic entities have met their commitment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
The Catholic Clergy and the Fur Trade 1585-1685
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelius J. Jaenen
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association: Historical Papers, vol. 5, no. 1, 1970, pp. 60-80
Description
Examines missionary work and the possibility that the clergy were clandestinely involved in the fur trade to help finance their missions.
Catholic Nuns and Ojibwa Shamans: Pauline and Fleur in Loise Erdrich's Tracks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle R. Hessler
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 40-45
Description
Discusses two women characters Pauline Puyat, a nun who denies her Native American heritage and Fleur Pillager, a shaman, in the novel Tracks.
Catholicism in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine and Tracks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Walsh
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 107-127
Description
Investigates Catholicism and its relationship and conflict with traditional shamans. It looks at the spiritual failure of this European religion among the Ojibwa nations.