First Nations Resources

First Nations & The Local Church

As we seek to humbly learn and grow in our relationship with our Indigenous brothers and sisters of this land, we wish to share the following resources to express this commitment.

Archdiocese of Vancouver

Parish

Trust and Confidence at a Painful Time (Msgr Smith's homily: June 13, 2021)

Other

CCBC Articles

Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land

BC Catholic Articles

Former Kamloops school resident says faith provides way forward (June 10, 2021)
Attempts at healing must be Indigenous-led: Archbishop Miller (June 10, 2021)
‘My sadness was lifted’: Tla'Amin First Nation members join in sorrow with Kamloops (June 10, 2021)
Indigenous delegation to meet with Pope in 2021, Canadian bishops say (June 10, 2021)
First Nations reconciliation guide arrives at a timely moment (June 24, 2021)
Religious orders to expand access to records on residential schools (June 24, 2021)

On May 27, 2022, James Borkowski, Archbishop’s Delegate for Operations, gave a presentation regarding the work of reconciliation between Catholics and Indigenous people.