KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.
"It's a living, dynamic statement of moving to the future in hope. By embracing these commitments, and the shared truths outlined in the document, we have a solid foundation. That announcement touched off similar searches in Indigenous communities across Canada at other residential school sites, which have resulted in similar discoveries.
Casimir said just as important as the technical assistance will be the mental health and counselling support that the church has promised to families of the missing children. Outreach from the Catholic Church to Indigenous communities has also been made in the United States, where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated in a document earlier this month that it"recognizes that it has played a part in traumas experienced by Native children.”
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