September 1, 2003 Schools settlement contributions on track

The Anglican Church of Canada?s residential schools settlement fund has reached $5.5 million since an agreement with the federal government capping church liability was signed in March. "I'm very pleased with the contributions...

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September 1, 2003 Litigation alternative on hold as government addresses concerns

The federal government has postponed the start of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process for former Indian residential school students until the fall in order to address concerns raised by native people, according to...

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September 1, 2003 National native gathering cancelled due to funding

Toronto The withdrawal of a major funder from the fifth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle gathering caused the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) to cancel the event and focus instead on healing its damaged...

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September 1, 2003 U.S. bishops hear Canadian financial appeal

The Canadian church's financial resources have been depleted by residential schools litigation, Archbishop Michael Peers told the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) General Convention, in a presentation that was both...

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June 1, 2003 Council moves to mend fences with ACIP

Calgary Steps were taken at Council of General Synod (CoGS) to heal tensions over the refusal of the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) to support the church's agreement with the federal government over native...

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June 1, 2003 ECUSA ponders $1M gift

Calgary Canon Stephen Lane, partner to CoGS from the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), stunned the Canadian primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, when he announced that the executive council of ECUSA had introduced a...

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May 1, 2003 Basics of ADR process

In the mid-1990s, as the number of lawsuits alleging abuse in native residential schools began to pile up, the concept of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process was raised. Hearings would take place in meeting rooms...

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April 1, 2003 Schools agreement signed

The Anglican primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, and federal Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale on March 11 formally signed the agreement limiting the Anglican Church of Canada's liability to $25 million with respect to native...

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April 1, 2003 School workers find their voice

They were not abusers. They cared for native children in the residential schools. They responded in good faith to a call from their church. They worked long hours for little pay in remote locations. Now, they are hurt and...

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March 1, 2003 Schools agreement a done deal

The last three dioceses to consider the native residential schools agreement - Eastern Newfound-land/Labrador, Fredericton and Calgary - voted on Feb. 8 to approve it, completing the ratification process that began Nov. 28 with...

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