Catholic Truth and Reconciliation
Walking Together Toward Healing, Understanding, and Hope
This page includes various resources that have been created to support parishes and the Catholic faithful to deepen their understanding and engagement with Truth and Reconciliation. These resources have been designed to help you have informed, nuanced and compassionate discussions about Truth and Reconciliation and how to practically engage in Truth and Reconciliation on a local level.
On February 8, 2023, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following four pastoral letters on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
Read the Letter Below: https://www.cccb.ca/indigenous-peoples/that-we-may-walk-together...
Intended as a framework for local engagement with Indigenous Peoples, the letters are the fruit of many months of listening, encounter, and dialogue, including through Listening Circles, the Indigenous Delegation to the Vatican in April 2022, and Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Canada in July of the same year.
Catholic Voices of Reconciliation
Catholic Voices of Reconciliation is a series of interviews with Catholic First Nation individuals who were a part of Pope Francis’ visit to the Edmonton Archdiocese. Each interview highlights personal reflections as followers of Christ and First Nations people, along with practical ways local Catholics can support the ongoing journey of truth and reconciliation.
Camillo Alexis
From Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation; commercial pilot, lifelong Catholic, and member of Our Lady of the Lake parish.
Audrey Poitras
President of the Métis Nation of Alberta; member of the 2022 Papal Visit organizing committee.
Chief Victor Buffalo
Former chief of Samson Cree Nation; attended residential school; parishioner at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows.
Stephanie Alexis
From Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation; lifelong Catholic; part of Lac Ste. Anne organizing committee.
Gina Potts
Nakota from Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation; lifelong Catholic; active at Lac Ste. Anne.
Elder Fernie Marty
Cree elder from Papaschase First Nation; survivor of Beaver Crossing day school; elder at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples.