Indigenous Canadians
Healing with Our Indigenous Brothers and Sisters
Native American cultures have much to offer the Catholic faith, especially with regard to care for God’s creation. With healing and dialogue, we can take steps to deepen our faith and build up God’s kingdom.
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First Nations leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
(OSV News) — For Indigenous families seeking answers about the relatives in residential schools who never came home, an archaeological team has found “no conclusive evidence of human remains” at a former residential school site in Canada, but the results ...
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Indigenous Canadians seek support to fight violence against women, girls
Women leaders from among Canada's Indigenous nations were at the United Nations' New York headquarters, seeking broad support, including from Pope Francis, in their ongoing campaign to stop violence against their communities' women and girls.
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Pope returns Indigenous artifacts from Vatican Museums to Canada
Pope Leo XIV fulfilled a promise made by the late Pope Francis to return to Canada’s Indigenous communities artifacts — including an Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins and etchings — that have been held by the Vatican for more than 100 years.