Links and Resources

Covenant signed with Kamloops First Nation​​​​​​​ (BC Catholic Article, March 28, 2024)
Bishop Christian Riesbeck on reconciliation (Interview on CBC Saint John's Information Morning, April 11, 2022)
Fr. Raymond de Souza: Church’s job remains sharing the good news (The Catholic Register article, August 27, 2021)
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation
Excerpts of Relevant Quotes from Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Francis
Where are the Children Buried? (Report by Dr. Scott Hamilton, Dept. of Anthropology, Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
The Story of a National Crime (1922 Report by Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce)
How is one to respond to the discovery of unmarked graves at the former Residential Schools? (Beth and Graydon Nicholas, June 28, 2021)
A History of Residential Schools in Canada (CBC, May 16, 2008)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report: By the numbers (CBC, December 15, 2015)
Graydon Nicholas seeks action on Truth and Reconciliation report (CBC article, June 3, 2015)
A candidate for sainthood? Grave of Rose Prince brings pilgrims to former residential school (National Post article, December 21, 2017)

Healing and Reconciliation Series (educational video presented by Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith, Deacon John Brown, Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal and Neil McCarthy, the director of communications for the Toronto Archdiocese)

Residential Schools, Reconciliation, and Indigenous-Catholic Relations (Garnet Genuis podcast featuring Graydon Nicholas, Maria Lucas, and former Liberal MP Robert Falcon-Ouellette, June 22, 2021)

Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics (Knights of Columbus film that explores the rich legacy of faith among Native Americans)

Apologies and resources from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Initiatives
Indigenous Pastoral Initiatives since the origins of the CCCB
Encounters with Popes
Resources
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle
2021 National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
Journey through Advent - Indigenous Peoples and the Church: Walking Together Toward Healing and Reconciliation
Let Us Prepare for Pope Francis’ Visit to the Indigenous Peoples of this Land - Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle booklet
The “Doctrine of Discovery” and Terra Nullius: A Catholic Response (CCCB, 2016)
That We May Walk Together - Series of Pastoral Letters (2023)
Statement by the CCCB on the "Doctrine of Discovery"
The Holy Father's Apostolic Visit to Canada: Looking back one year later
Letter to the People of God on the two-year anniversary of Pope Francis’s penitential pilgrimage to Canada

Excuses et ressources de la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada
Initiatives
Prière et spiritualité
Initiatives pastorales de la CECC en faveur des Autochtones
Rencontres avec les Papes
Ressources
Cercle Notre-Dame-de-Guadalupe
Journée nationale de prière en solidarité avec les peuples autochtones 2021
Cheminer ensemble durant l'Avent 2021 - Les peuples autochtones et l’Église : avancer ensemble vers la guérison et la réconciliation
pape François auprès des peuples autochtones de notre pays - livret du Cercle Notre-Dame-de-Guadalupe
La « doctrine de la découverte » et la terra nullius. Réaction catholique (CECC, 2016)
« Pour pouvoir marcher ensemble » Série de lettres pastorales (2023)
Déclaration de la CECC au sujet de la Note commune sur la « Doctrine de la découverte »
La visite apostolique du Saint-Père au Canada : Rétrospective un an après
Lettre au Peuple du Dieu à l’occasion du deuxième anniversaire du pèlerinage pénitentiel du pape François au Canada

A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for residential school survivors and others affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419.