First Nations communities continuing to find remains at residential school sites “has really opened wounds,” Hagemoen said.
“There’s a lot of emotion and anger among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. So in the midst of this, I as a bishop here in Saskatoon and with my brother bishops in Saskatchewan are trying to navigate and take a hopefully appropriate leadership role for our churches as we deal with this.”
The Catholic Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated 48 residential schools across Canada, including Marieval Residential School on Cowessess First Nation territory.
Hagemoen said any of the dioceses that ran schools in Saskatchewan, including Regina, made records available as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
First Nations communities continuing to find remains at residential school sites “has really opened wounds,” Hagemoen said.
“There’s a lot of emotion and anger among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. So in the midst of this, I as a bishop here in Saskatoon and with my brother bishops in Saskatchewan are trying to navigate and take a hopefully appropriate leadership role for our churches as we deal with this.”
The Catholic Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated 48 residential schools across Canada, including Marieval Residential School on Cowessess First Nation territory.
Hagemoen said any of the dioceses that ran schools in Saskatchewan, including Regina, made records available as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, from left, Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen, and Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand lead the way in Tuesday afternoon’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action Awareness and Education Walk in the downtown area of Saskatoon. Photograph By Jon Perez
An estimated 200 men, women, and children participated to form a sea of orange in the downtown area in Tuesday’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action Awareness and Education Walk. Photograph By Jon Perez Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand knows the dark past caused by residential schools in Canada’s history, a heartbreaking past where thousands of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families so they could be assimilated to western norms. They were not allowed to speak their language and practice the traditional beliefs they learned from their Elders. They also experienced abuse and many died while att
The Saskatchewan bishops are reviving the fundraising goal made a few years ago of raising $25 million. The previous fundraising move was halted after raising only $3.9 million. Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Methodist churches had fulfilled paying the full amount a few years ago. Archdiocese of Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon Bishop Bryan Bayda of the, Keewatin-Le Pas Archdiocese Archbishop Murray Chatlain, Diocese of Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen and Prince Albert Diocese Bishop Stephen Hero signed the letter. “We are deeply grateful for the signs and indications of encouragement and commitment that we have been hearing from the people of Saskatchewan and beyond. It is for all of us to rise to the occasion to be instruments of healing and reconciliation, moving forward in humility, truth, and justice,” the Saskatchewan bishops said in a statement posted on social media.
“The overall goal of this campaign is to support Residential School survivors and their communities, and to engage more deeply in our own ongoing commitment and response to the Truth and Reconciliation process. We have heard the strong request, from Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in various quarters, to initiate a new fundraising campaign to support survivors and engage more deeply in our own ongoing commitment and response to the Truth and Reconciliation process,” the bishops said in the letter. “Out of these conversations, each diocese and eparchy will discern and communicate separately how they will proceed with the Appeal in their respective dioceses and communities,” the bishops said, noting that a province-wide goal and timeline will be announced by September 2021. “As we noted in our July 3 letter, we are deeply grateful for the signs and indications of encouragement and commitment that we have been hearing from the people of Saskatchewan and beyond. It is f