Exploring Stakeholder: "Presbyterian Church in Canada"

“Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery” released with the following recommendations: Recommendation No. XX That The Presbyterian Church in Canada repudiate concepts used to justify European sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples, such as the Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius. This recommendation recognizes and affirms language in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

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,...

Today we embrace the opportunity that Call to Action #48 offers faith communities to work for reconciliation and to fully respect the human rights and dignity of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Signed by: Anglican Church of Canada Christian Reformed Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada The Presbyterian Church in Canada Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)...

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...

The Church Parties are: The Anglican Church of Canada, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Roman Catholic Entities Parties to the Settlement Agreement, The United Church of Canada and the Jesuits of English Canada The Church Parties to the Settlement Agreement welcome the Commissioners’ call to the parties to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement for...

The Anglican Church of Canada, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Roman Catholic Entities Parties to the Settlement Agreement, The United Church of Canada and the Jesuits of English Canada make the following statement in response to the findings and Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. It is with gratitude and humility that we...

“Response of the Churches to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada” states: As individual churches and in shared interfaith and ecumenical initiatives – for example through Kairos, through interfaith groups, and through the Canadian Council of Churches – we will continue to foster learning about and awareness of the reality and legacy of the residential...

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,...

Healing and Reconciliation Seed Fund Offers grants up to $5,000 for Presbyterian groups that are committed to building relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Since this fund was created in 2006, it has supported a variety of reconciliation initiatives across Canada....