B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school.

Miller says the church recognizes its complicity in the Canadian government's colonialist policies toward First Nations and the"resulting tragedies" from the residential school system.

 

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