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Anglican and Roman Catholic church leaders offer apologies

This symbolic gesture, made here Jun. 29 at the national northern event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, follows a long history of division between the churches. Tragically, this animosity often found its way into the church-run residential schools, where it was common for native Indian, Metis and Inuit students to be pitted against each other. Religion and politics were “deeply connected” in Canada’s history with Britain and France and when their settlers moved into the North, “they brought that division and competitiveness that affected the communities here,” noted the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mackenzie, Murray Chatlain.  For instance, he said, there were conflicts between students at the Anglican-run hostel, Stringer Hall, and those at the Catholic-run Grollier Hall. “These are things we’re offering regret for,” said Bishop Chatlain. National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald noted that in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II spoke of indigenous rights as part of the churches’ responsibility in Canada and Australia. His words offered new standards for Christian churches, said Bishop MacDonald. “We are to proclaim the gospel and stand with the people of the land. We offer our friendship and our commitment to those rights as a part of our reconciliation with what happened in the past.” The Anglican Bishop of the Yukon, Larry Robertson, offered an apology to aboriginal people, saying, “If I have caused pain by my ignorance, I am truly, truly sorry.” When he came to the North as a young priest 35 years ago, Bishop Robertson said he had vowed that he was “not going to be like the priests of the past who brought their culture and their prejudices with them” and would only bring “God’s love and peace.” But, he said, he was a flawed person “who grew up in a messed-up family” and so he brought with him his own views about native people. Bishop Lydia Mamakwa, area bishop for the diocese of Keewatin’s northern Ontario region, said that while she and other residential school students had been forbidden to speak their language, she thanks God that she has managed to retain it so that now, she is able to preach both in Cree and English. She paid tribute to former students gathered here saying that their strength has allowed them “to be happy, to have joy, despite all the fears we shared.

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This symbolic gesture, made here Jun. 29 at the national northern event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, follows a long history of division between the churches. Tragically, this animosity often found its way into the church-run residential schools, where it was common for native Indian, Metis and Inuit students to be pitted against each other. Religion and politics were “deeply connected” in Canada’s history with Britain and France and when their settlers moved into the North, “they brought that division and competitiveness that affected the communities here,” noted the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mackenzie, Murray Chatlain.  For instance, he said, there were conflicts between students at the Anglican-run hostel, Stringer Hall, and those at the Catholic-run Grollier Hall. “These are things we’re offering regret for,” said Bishop Chatlain. National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald noted that in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II spoke of indigenous rights as part of the churches’ responsibility in Canada and Australia. His words offered new standards for Christian churches, said Bishop MacDonald. “We are to proclaim the gospel and stand with the people of the land. We offer our friendship and our commitment to those rights as a part of our reconciliation with what happened in the past.” The Anglican Bishop of the Yukon, Larry Robertson, offered an apology to aboriginal people, saying, “If I have caused pain by my ignorance, I am truly, truly sorry.” When he came to the North as a young priest 35 years ago, Bishop Robertson said he had vowed that he was “not going to be like the priests of the past who brought their culture and their prejudices with them” and would only bring “God’s love and peace.” But, he said, he was a flawed person “who grew up in a messed-up family” and so he brought with him his own views about native people. Bishop Lydia Mamakwa, area bishop for the diocese of Keewatin’s northern Ontario region, said that while she and other residential school students had been forbidden to speak their language, she thanks God that she has managed to retain it so that now, she is able to preach both in Cree and English. She paid tribute to former students gathered here saying that their strength has allowed them “to be happy, to have joy, despite all the fears we shared.

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