Canada: New stage in healing journey for residential school survivors

CANADA
Anglican Communion News Service

By Matt Gardner for Anglican Church of Canada

Marking a new stage in the healing journey of residential school survivors, the Anglican Church of Canada will have a major presence at the upcoming closing ceremonies for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Since the establishment of the TRC in 2008, General Synod leaders have attended seven TRC national events at which survivors described their residential school experiences. The ceremonies in Ottawa and TRC Final Report represent the culmination of this process.

From May 28 to June 3, a series of activities will take place in the nation’s capital to mark the closure of the TRC and the release of its final report, including a Reconciliation Walk, educational sessions, cultural events, a public feast and an invite-only closing ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Overlapping with the official ceremonies is a national event hosted by KAIROS Canada, the ecumenical organisation through which the Anglican Church of Canada approaches some of its reconciliation work. Entitled Time for Reconciliation, the event will feature intergenerational gatherings on topics such as decolonisation and respecting indigenous rights.

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