Anti-Indigenous racism in North America also plays a significant role in devaluing Indigenous women and girls and fueling horrific levels of violence against them.
Indigenous Canadians seek support from Catholics, pope to fight violence against women, girls
Secrets, lies and patience: Study explores how leaders snubbed sanctions
An independent commission just published the results of a more than two-year study providing shocking details about the background, pseudo-spirituality and “mechanisms of abuse and control” of the late Jean Vanier and his mentor, the late Dominican Father Thomas Philippe.
Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous
In a statement released by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at the end of the CCCB’s annual plenary assembly Sept. 24, the bishops said, “We acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools.”