Douglas Todd: With anger and prayer, First Nation Catholics have distinct take on residential schools A First Nations deacon has a rebuttal to activists' arguments that by remaining Catholic he’s merely a stooge of settler colonialists. Author of the article: Douglas Todd Publishing date: Jun 10, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 5 minute read • Many Indigenous Christians are angry about the defunct residential-school system. But they're also praying for their church and it’s ongoing reform, working towards reconciliation, says Deacon Rennie Nahanee. (Photo: Nahanee inside St. Paul's Squamish Nations Church in North Vancouver. Photo by Jason Payne/ PNG) Photo by Jason Payne /PNG