Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 60

Exploring Theme: "Church Parties Commitment to Indigenous Spirituality"

Updates on this page: 4
 

March 29, 2016


Catholic Organizations

The Catholic Response to Call to Action 48 of the TRC (On Adopting and Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) recognizes the following: In 2012, the Permanent Council of the CCCB issued a Pastoral Letter on Freedom of Conscience and Religion, declaring that: Every individual has the ‘the right to...

June 2, 2015


Anglican Church of Canada

Indigenous Ministries supports the Indigenous Peoples of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) spiritually, socially, economically and politically. We recognize that the purity of the land base provides for all our needs. As active participants in the life of the church, we strive for reconciliation with the Anglican Communion and work towards Indigenous self-determination....

February 18, 2015


United Church of Canada

In February 2015 the United Church released a statement that acknowledges its complicity in the denigration of Aboriginal wisdom and spirituality: Affirming Other Spiritual Paths (see http://www.united-church.ca/social-action/justice-initiatives/apologies). The document contained a number of statements made by the United Church over the past several decades affirming the inherent validity of diverse spiritual traditions. The resource Circle and Cross: Dialogue Planning...

January 29, 2015


Presbyterian Church of Canada (PCC)

PCC Statement on Aboriginal Spiritual practices: “First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, before any encounter with Christianity, found meaning, spiritual benefit and the presence of the creator through life-giving indigenous spiritual practices that have deeply rooted traditions…It is not for The Presbyterian Church in Canada to validate or invalidate Aboriginal spiritualties and practices. Our church,...

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