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Christians, Indigenous leaders to talk reconciliation at two-day event – Winnipeg Free Press
May. 27, 2024 A two-day gathering is set to bring Christians and Indigenous community leaders together to discuss reconciliation and the path to “move forward together.” The Truth and Reconciliation Gathering, sponsored by Siloam Mission, will take place May 30-31 at Assiniboine Park’s the Leaf. “Healing and reconciliation are rooted in Christ’s call to repentance, […]
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‘A positive hopeful step’ – Winnipeg Free Press
Jan. 8, 2024 “This a moment to celebrate.” That’s what Thomas, a gay Roman Catholic in Winnipeg who doesn’t want his last name used, said about a document released by the Vatican last month that allows blessings for same-sex couples. While the document, titled On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings, says priests can bless same-sex […]
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BISHOP: Saying sorry not enough, time for Canada to do better – Winnipeg Sun
Sep 26, 2023 In Canada, apologies have become something of a national pastime. We’ve said sorry for our environmental shortcomings, for the way we’ve handled the COVID-19 pandemic, for the tragic drug overdose crisis, for the painful history of Indigenous displacement and cultural genocide, and for the haunting legacy of residential schools. We’ve even apologized […]
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AMC Commends Major Church Denominations for Support of Landfill Searches
August 29, 2023 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) commends United Churches of Canada for their solidarity in calling on the province to search two Winnipeg landfills. Leaders from four denominations announced their support for the families of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman) and Tanya Nepinak, indicating a […]
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Media advisory – National church leaders join calls to search the landfill
August 28, 2023 At 4:00 PM (CDT) on September 5, leaders of four major church denominations will join the voices of supporters at Camp Marcedes and Camp Morgan urging provincial political leaders to give the go-ahead to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two missing Indigenous women, Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran. […]
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Charges against priest further erode relationship between Roman Catholic church and First Nations – CBC
Jun 02, 2023 Communities re-examining their relationship with the church in wake of allegations Once a devout Catholic, Geraldine Shingoose cut ties with the church more than a decade ago. The Saulteaux woman from Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation is a residential school survivor. She understands why another Manitoba First Nation wants to end its relationship with […]
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AMC Responds to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
March 30, 2023 Treaty One Territory, MB – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) responds to a joint statement issued today by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Culture and Education, stating that the Vatican formally repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery and the associated Papal decrees that legitimized the […]
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Grand Chief Settee’s Letter to Pope Francis: July 29, 2022
RE: Call to Personally Accept and Atone for the “Doctrine of Discovery” Request to Recant, Rescind and Replace All Related Papal Bulls On behalf of the 63,000 First Nations citizens of the twenty-three First Nations in northern Manitoba affiliated with the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Inc. (MKO) I am writing to request that you personally accept […]
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VERY PROFOUND’: Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives – Winnipeg Sun
Aug 01, 2022 WINNIPEG — Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important. “It did have a very historic feeling to it, very profound,” the head archivist for the Winnipeg-based Centre for Truth and […]
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Special Statement by President Chartrand following Pope Francis’ historic visit to Canada
July 28, 2022 Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, also known as the Manitoba Métis, reflects on the encounters with His Holiness, Pope Francis, after his historic visit and apology in Canada. While there are many who will […]
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