Truth and Reconciliation
Resources and News about the process of Truth and Reconciliation and the Anglican Church of Canada
The Four Directions Prayer
Prayed by the late Rev. Vivian Seagers, who was the leader of the Urban Aboriginal Minstry in the Diocese of New Westminster.
What is Reconciliation?
Listen to Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Doctrine of Discovery
From the Anglican Church of Canada, The purpose of this film is to respond to the calls to action by helping to provide education and insight into the racist foundations of many of our property and other laws still in existence to this day.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is an international human rights instrument adopted by the United Nations (UN). It sets out the obligations of countries in relation to these rights. In 2021, the federal government passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA). According to the Supreme Court of Canada, this Act means the UNDRIP is now “incorporated into the country’s domestic positive law.”
National Chief Perry Bellegarde Speaking about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
While the Canadian government initially voted against it, in 2021 the Government of Canada passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
The provincial government passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act) into law in November 2019.
The Declaration Act establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF, 150KB) (UN Declaration) as the Province’s framework for reconciliation, as called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
The Declaration Act aims to create a path forward that respects the human rights of Indigenous Peoples while introducing better transparency and predictability in the work we do together.
Reconciliation Toolkit
FROM THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
For more than three decades, the Anglican Church of Canada has been on a journey of listening, truth-telling, repentance and healing with Indigenous Peoples, both within and outside the church. There is an urgent need for further healing and justice-seeking across the land, and we all have a role to play.
Ally Bill of Responsibilities
This brief document sets out critical responsibilities that allies to Indigenous peoples must uphold. It is a brief, accessible and useful resource for settlers to reflect on as they unpack their own relationships with colonialism, Canada, and Indigenous peoples.
Apologies from the Anglican Church of Canada
Archbishop, Primate Michael Pears apologized in 1993. Archbishop, Primate Fred Hiltz apologized for 'Spiritual Harm 'in 2019.
