A new video, A reading of the 1994 PCC Residential School Confession https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYgIPqvkMsDNal0b1gCiPg , was just posted to our Knox Bayfield YouTube channel. This video was created independently by a number of church leaders within congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It was intended as a reminder that there is still much work to be done and in hope that churches and others in Canada will be spurred to action by this reminder of the tragedies that have taken place in Canada.
Here are a few resources that you may find helpful:
List of Charities that Support Residential School Survivors (as published on June 1, 2021 in Macleans Magazine): https://www.macleans.ca/news/where-to… \
Take a free online course from University of Alberta on Indigenous Canada: https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-pr…
Assembly of First Nations Residential Schools Toolkit: https://education.afn.ca/afntoolkit/l…
List of 10 books to read with kids about Residential Schools (as published by CBC): https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/10…
List of 10 books on Residential Schools from University of British Columbia’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre: https://irshdc.ubc.ca/2019/06/26/must…
KAIROS Canada, for resources on education, social action, and the blanket exercise: https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-…
A Joint Statement from the Current and Former Moderator Regarding Residential Schools (Presbyterian Church in Canada): https://presbyterian.ca/2021/06/15/mo…
A video that can be used in churches or at home to observe 215 seconds of silence: https://youtu.be/3zuNLvTgyGM
A laments from Canadian Christian songwriter Brian Doerksen, co-written by Cheryl Bear: https://youtu.be/G7ksfOd8yH0
Reach out to Rev Lisa if you would like to learn more revlisa.knoxbayfield@icloud.com