Catholic Church and B.C. First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools

 The Canadian Press  26/06/2024 18:37 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. Archbishop J. Michael Miller said the covenant between the archdiocese, the diocese of Kamloops and the Tkemlups te Secwepemc First Nation, signed in March, can be “an instrument of further dialogue and accountability” in guiding reconciliation between Indigenous and Christian communities across Canada. “In that sense, it’s not a finished document,” Miller said during an online news conference Wednesday alongside Tkemlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir. “It’s a living, dynamic statement of moving to the future in hope. By embracing these commitments, and the shared truths outlined…

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