Churches

Excerpt from The Story of Saskatchewan and its People, vol. 1

A waist-up portrait taken beside a newspaper article titled: Church Doesn't Want Indian Day Schools. The article outlines the United Church's appeal to the Government not to discontinue Residential Schools. The two main reasons were (a) so they could keep trachoma and tuberculosis in check and (b) so they can better develop moral fibre and Christian character in preparation for full citizenship.

Discusses an aboriginal leaders request for the Anglican Church to back aboriginal Canadians demands regarding court rulings on treaty rights.

Website includes photographs of students, staff, and buildings, and histories of United Church-run schools.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 5, (pp293-380).

Religion Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2009.

Brief history of the Carcross Residential School from 1903 to 1969. Revised version.

Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibition includes work by Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vickers of British Columbia and Inuit printmaker Pudlo Pudlat of Cape Dorset.

Literature review on the legal principal that facilitates colonization.

Article attempts to examine some of the reasons the Chumash people elected to be baptized, the consequences for that choice, and the resistance (both overt and subversive) that they offered to Christian missionaries.

A church in Igloolik, N.W.T. [NU].

Church and Museum at Batoche, SK. No date given.

A photograph of the church and rectory at the Batoche National Historic site. Probably taken in early 1960s (note the Red Ensign on the flag pole).

Anglican church and congregation on the Red Pheasant Reserve. Presided over by Rev. Inkster, no date given.

Observes the rise and fall of Christianity within communities.

Supports the family of Anthony (Dudley) George, who was shot by the Ontario Provincial Police during 1995 confrontation over burial ground.

The choir outside the Anglican church in the community of Apex at Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. [NU]. In 1987 Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit.

Renegotiation of agreement sought due to Roman Catholic Church exemption from paying compensation.

Outlines some programs which have benefited from money distributed from the healing fund.

Government asks for representation at Alternative Dispute Resolution process for former students of residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Signatures collected from across country in support of aboriginal land claims to be presented to federal government in June, 2001.

Comments on how the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Archbishop of Moosonee are disappointed over the Federal Government's refusal to issue an apology to former students of residential schools.

Arson cause of fire at the igloo-shaped St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqualuit, Nunavut.

If appeal is successful federal government would have to pay larger share of the settlement in lawsuit involving St.George's Residential School in Lytton, B.C.

Discusses compensations the Anglican Church of Canada has paid out to former students of First Nations boarding schools under the old residential schools agreement and the revisions made to the agreement effective, Sept. 19, 2007.

Discussion of the use of symbols and "Indianization" of Christianity, and the reclamationof Anishnaabe identity, which is a private matter.

A small wooden church, "likely on an Indian Reserve."

Comments on the ecumenical "leaders' tour" and its intention to garner attention and support for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) has concerns about alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and lack of consultation before agreement reached on residential school issue.

Discusses a reimbursement issued to the Anglican Church of Canada by the federal government due to a change in the agreement for compensation of residential school abuse victims.

Reports the acquisition of rare photographs, by the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod, depicting life in an Anglican-run First Nations residential school in Alberta.

Residential schools agreement has dioceses approval, but congregations must make contributions to meet financial obligations.

Campaign to urge federal government to settle the residential schools issue.

Discussion of some of the recommendations to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), including urging government to apologize for residential schools.

Interview with Lawrence Flett , former student at Gordon Indian Residential School.

Settlements and legal fees incurred in residential schools lawsuits force church into deficit even after disposing of liquid assets.

Overview of a creative discussion guide, prepared by writers from Anglican, United and Presbyterian churches, that can be used to explore the issue of forced assimilation of First Nations through residential schools.

Focuses on the residential school survivors conference theme of pressure strategies for improved claim resolution

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.

Comments on the Australian Prime Minister's February 13th, 2008 apology to the country's indigenous peoples for past wrong doings.

Church leaders appear before the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) regarding charges of abuse and cultural genocide. Duration: 2:04.

Author speaks about the re-release of his book, discusses Canada's treatment of Aboriginals, and questions the validity of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's mandate. Duration: 46:02.

Applications for a common experience payment rejected by federal government due to lack of record of attendance at residential schools.

Consists of an interview where Clarence Joe speaks of the conversion of the Sechelt Indians to Roman Catholicism and he discusses at various points the industry and initiative of the Sechelt Indians.

A collection of photographs compiled by Thomas Clarke. Clarke was the principal at the Battleford's Industrial School. Includes a portrait of Clarke, and two exterior shots of the school itself.

This file contains a newspaper clipping about the life of Lucy M. Baker, praising her work with the Indians who "worshipped" her for the work she did for the Makoce Waste Sioux after the 1885 rebellion. Also scanned is a mission report of the two reserves she worked at, Mistawasis (Cree) and Makoce Waste (Sioux).

Legal costs for residential school lawsuits will be paid from reserves in the Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada.

A black and white picture of a large group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, all dressed in formal attire, in front of two large buildings that make up Le College Emmanuel.

The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Prince Albert, SK. Circa 1905.

Historical note:

The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad was the first institution to be granted a University Charter in the North-West Territories. It was later moved to Saskatoon, SK.

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, with Gillian Thomas.

Looks at how Anglican church representatives were met by a group of angry protesters against the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.