United Church Social Policy Positions

Aboriginal Church Structures and Ministries

• Nishnawbe Institute (1971)
• Native People of Canada--Memorial (1977)
• Native Ministries (1980)
• Native Church Structures (1984)
• Formation of the All Native Circle Conference (1987)

Aboriginal-European Encounter

• Oka and Kahnawake Crisis (1990)
• Meeting of Indigenous and European Cultures (1990)
• First Nations Day (1992)
• October 11, 1992: Sunday of Remembrance (1992)

Apologies to Aboriginal Peoples and Congregations

• Apology to First Nations Peoples (1986)
• Mourning The Beothuk Nation (1997)
• Apology to Former Students of United Church Indian Residential Schools, and to Their Families and Communities (1998)

Residential Schools

• Residential Schools (1991)
• Residential Schools (1992)
• Fund For Healing (1994)
• Residential School Apology/Repentance (1997)
• Parole for Arthur Henry Plint (1998)
• Residential Schools [Letter to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development] (1998)
• Residential Schools [Instructions to church's counsel] (1998)
• Residential Schools [Moderator and General Secretary request meeting with PM] (1998)
• Baxter Class Action (2003)
• Building Toward Right Relationships: Principles in Search for Right Relationships (2003)
• Correspondence from Maritime Conference and Notice of Motion (2003)
• Justice and Reconciliation Fund (2003)
• Letter to Support for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (2003)

Other

• Division of Mission in Canada (1977)
• Native Concerns (1984)