Historical Activities

The President of the CCCB wrote to the prime minister concerning constitutional recognition of the rights of Aboriginal Peoples.

The President of the CCCB wrote to the prime minister about the government’s decision to cut funding for post-secondary education of Native students.

The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote to the ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and National Defence congratulating them for meeting with Innu leaders who wished to find a just solution to their territorial claims.

The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote to the ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and National Defence, protesting the arrest of Innu leaders including six women and their pastor and urging the government to meet with Innu leaders in an effort to resolve conflict over low-level flights […]

Establishment of the CCCB Council for Reconciliation, Solidarity and Communion (now the Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council) to manage the Fund for Reconciliation Solidarity and Communion. It was directed by Bishops and Aboriginal Catholics and provides grants to projects and initiatives.

The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote to the minister of National Defence concerning the impact on Native communities in Labrador of low-level test flights and bombing practices, and the possible establishment of a NATO Tactical Fighter Weapons Training Centre in Goose Bay.

The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote to the prime minister questioning the implications for Aboriginal Rights of the Meech Lake Accord, as well as the government’s intentions to stop funding to Native organizations for research and programs on constitutional matters.

Publication of “A New Covenant: Towards the Constitutional Recognition and Protection of Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada, a Pastoral Statement by the Leaders of the Christian Churches on Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Constitution.”