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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.

    • 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.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Xwi7xwa Collection
    • Published/Created:[Ottawa] : Anglican Church of Canada, 1993.
    • Holdings

       
    • FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples--Missionaries.
      Indigenous Peoples--Residential schools--History.
      Indigenous Peoples--Churches--History.
      Indigenous Peoples--Healing.
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Anglican Church of Canada--History.
    • Description:1 volume (various pagings) ; 29 cm.
    • Notes:Copy authorized by Shirley Harding, Special Assistant to the Primate on Residential Schools, Anglican Church of Canada.
    • 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.
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