Actions and Commitments
The various apologies offered over the years cannot erase the tragedy of the past. We are compelled to take actions that will lead to healing. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Report contained 94 Calls to Action which provide a roadmap for this necessary work.
We must continue to build on reconciliation initiatives present throughout the country to walk together on a path towards healing. What has been uncovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School calls us once again to journey together to find light in the darkness, so that new life can begin.
Bishops of Canada announce $30M Collective National Fundraising Initiative
September 27, 2021
Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of this Land
September 24, 2021
“Launching appeal for survivors and their communities” – video message from Archbishop Donald Bolen
July 13, 2021
Listening to Indigenous Voices
A Dialogue Guide on Justice and Right Relationships; website contains eight sessions which includes questions to guide-sharing circles as well as curriculum ideas for use in secondary and post-secondary educational settings.
Developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers and educators, the KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive and experiential workshop that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada.
CCCB Statement regarding Dates of the Delegation to the Holy See
June 29, 2021
Residential school survivors soon to be honoured with Indigenous spirit garden in Toronto
Article by Mark McAllister from CTV News, June 7, 2021
Partnership of southern Dioceses with Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay, ongoing since 2016
Returning to Spirit: Reconciliation Workshops
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, offering workshops nationwide based on COVID-19 guidelines.
A Catholic coalition of Indigenous people, bishops, clergy, lay movements and institutes of consecrated life, engaged in renewing and fostering relationships between the Catholic Church and Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
CCCB Statement: Delegation to the Holy See
June 10, 2021
CCCB Initiatives: Learning Circles
Beginning in 2018