Exploring Theme: "Church Parties Commitment to UNDRIP"

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 94 Calls to Action in June 2015 “to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.” The Calls to Action provide multiple opportunities to address and overcome more than a century of systemic discrimination and abuse in the residential school system,...

The United Church, as an active member of KAIROS, has been an advocate for the adoption and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for many years.  A UN Declaration Task Group was formed in December 2015 to 1) develop the statement issued on March 31, 2016, and a format...

Part of ecumenical community announcement to implement the principles, norms, and standards of UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation. “UNDRIP must be approached and applied with a set of expectations that will inform strategy, process, and practice…There must be time for teaching and reflection that demonstrates those connections – guided by direct input from Indigenous...

Will begin a process to assess how the church’s structures – institutions, policies, Programs and practices can comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This will involve consultation with National committees in the church including The National Native Ministries Council. TRC Call to Action 48 Statement.pdf  Download...