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A brief prepared by the Anglican Church of Canada for submission to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at a special consultation between the members of the Commission and representatives of the Historic Mission Churches, Citadel Hotel, Ottawa, On., November 8-9, 1993.
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Title:A brief prepared by the Anglican Church of Canada for submission to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at a special consultation between the members of the Commission and representatives of the Historic Mission Churches, Citadel Hotel, Ottawa, On., November 8-9, 1993.
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Corporate Author/Creator:Anglican Church of Canada.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Xwi7xwa Collection
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Published/Created:[Ottawa] : Anglican Church of Canada, 1993.
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY special collection (non-circulating)Where is this?
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Call Number: T A54 B7 1993
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY special collection (non-circulating)Where is this?
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FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples--Missionaries.
Indigenous Peoples--Residential schools--History.
Indigenous Peoples--Churches--History.
Indigenous Peoples--Healing.
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Library of Congress Subjects:Anglican Church of Canada--History.
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Description:1 volume (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
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Notes:Copy authorized by Shirley Harding, Special Assistant to the Primate on Residential Schools, Anglican Church of Canada.
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Contents:Full cirlce : an overview
I. The church's historical relationship
A. The early mission period
B. A shift in focus : residential schools
II. A change of direction
A. Beyond traplines : the Hendry Report
B. Implementing the new direction : solidarity work
i. Self-determination
ii. Treaty and land rights
iii. Industrial and environmental development
C. Implementing the new direction : internal shifts
i. A sub-committe and a staff person
ii. Rediscovering traditional spirituality / justice within the church
iii. Consensus decision making
iv. The residential school question
v. The second convocation
vi. A different future
III. Residential schools : healing and reconciliation
A. Describing the experience
i. Break-up of families
ii. Destruction of language and culture
iii. Inappropriate or inadequate education
iv. Hunger
v. Physical abuse
vi. Sexual abuse
vii. Religion / spirituality
B. Effects of the residential schools experience
i. Broken family relationships / loss of parenting skills
ii. Loss of self esteem
iii. Loss of identity and culture
iv. Spiritual confusion
v. Substance abuse / family and community dysfunction / suicide
vi. Generational impact / current youth suicides
vii. Denial
C. Healing
i. Telling the stories
ii. Recovery of cultural and spiritual traditions
iii. Self determination
D. The church's response
i. Listening to the stories
ii. Acknowledging the pain
iii. Supporting the healing process
iv. Educating the non-Native part of the church
v. Healing for former staff
vi. Advocacy with the federal government
IV. Where do we go from here?
A. Current position
B. Future directions
i. Re the Anglican Church
ii. Re the federal government
Appendices
1. Residential schools : a historic overview
2. Anglican Church of Canada policy relating to Aboriginal peoples : 1959-1993
3. Primate's apology to Aboriginal peoples for Anglican residential schools (with original press release and text of Elder's acceptance)
4. Granting criteria of the Residential Schools Working Group : 1992-1994
5. Correspondence between ARC Task Group on Residential Schools and Indian Affairs
6. Fifty-two recommendations submitted by the Aboriginal Rights Coalition to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
7. Number of Aboriginal members of General Synod and its committees : 1980-1992.