| Other Churches | Declaration |
| Christian Reformed Church | March 30, 2016 – Joined the broader ecumenical community in announcing a collective intention to implement the principles, norms, and standards of UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada | March 30, 2016 – Joined the broader ecumenical community in announcing a collective intention to implement the principles, norms, and standards of UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation |
| Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) | March 3, 2016 – Canadian Yearly Meeting (the national body) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has endorsed, celebrated and committed to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF) including Duty to Consult. Commit to a progress report in one years time March 30, 2016 – Joined the broader ecumenical community in announcing a collective intention to implement the principles, norms, and standards of UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation |
| Salvation Army | March 30, 2016 – Joined the broader ecumenical community in announcing a collective intention to implement the principles, norms, and standards of UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Society Knights of Columbus Catholic Women’s League of Canada | Dec. 19, 2016 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle (including 4 Catholic Church signatories to Settlement Agreement) has a fourfold purpose: 1. To provide a forum for its members to dialogue and encourage deeper under-standing of the relationships between the Church and Indigenous people and Indigenous spirituality in Canada. 2. To serve as a united Catholic public voice on relations and dialogue between the Church and Indigenous people and Indigenous spirituality in Canada. 3. To assist Catholics in engagement with the TRC process and its Calls to Action. 4. To carry out agreed upon initiatives and concrete actions. |
| Kairos Canada | 1996 – The KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) was developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples which recommended education about Canadian-Indigenous history as one of the steps to Reconciliation. The KBE covers more than 500 years in a 90-minute experiential workshop that fosters understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous. Dec. 15, 2015 – KAIROS has chosen to respond to the challenges of Calls to Action 48 and 62. Within and beyond the KAIROS church community, a plan is emerging for a collaborative act of public witness related to 48 and its request for a statement of compliance with the UN Declaration. Through Education for Reconciliation, our response to 62, we hope to build a broad, diverse movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people willing and able to advocate for curriculum reform in public schools. June 23, 2020 – KAIROS Canada and the Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) launch Ravens: Messengers of Change, an educational resource for people of all ages that creates awareness and action for Reconciliation in Canada by calling on everyone to become, like Ravens, the messengers of change. Ravens: Messengers of Change was born out of a need to help participants of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise take their newfound understanding a step further through concrete actions on their journey as informed allies. The resource features an activity called ‘Building a Tree of Reconciliation which draws on the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model developed by First Nations members in partnership with the Canadian Council of Learning (2007). |
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Call to Action # 48: Settlement Agreement Parties and the UN Declaration (48-49)
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