June 12, 1986
The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote the prime minister supporting recommendations of the Cooligan Report on comprehensive claims policies affecting Aboriginal Peoples.
Jun 12
1986
Mar 21
1986
March 21, 1986
The chair of the Social Affairs Commission wrote to the prime minister concerning settlement of Lubicon land claims in Alberta as proposed by the Fulton Report.
Nov 5
1985
November 5, 1985
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the premier of British Columbia and the president of Haida Nation about logging on Lyell Island.
Mar 18
1985
March 18, 1985
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development regarding increased military operations having a negative impact on the life of Northern Canadian Aboriginals.
Sep 18
1984
September 18, 1984
Radio and television message of Pope John Paul II to the Native Peoples of Canada, broadcast from Yellowknife Airport, NT.
Sep 15
1984
September 15, 1984
A Liturgy of the Word was celebrated with the Native Peoples of Canada by Pope John Paul II at Martyrs’ Shrine (Huronia), Midland, ON. Around the altar with the Holy Father were several Native deacons who had been formed at the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre. The liturgy included smudging as a […]
Sep 10
1984
September 10, 1984
In September 1984, Pope (now Saint) John Paul II made a 12-day apostolic visit to 13 sites across Canada. A particular focus was Indigenous peoples. On September 10, he addressed a gathering of Indigenous peoples at the Shrine of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré.
Jun 20
1984
June 20, 1984
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the federal minister of Fisheries and Oceans to express support for the government’s decision to recommend a full-fledged public inquiry into the Kemano Completion Project in Northwest B.C.
Jan 1
1984
1984
The Social Affairs Committee and the Pastoral Committee for Indians and Inuit of the Assembly of Bishops of Quebec issued a pastoral letter entitled “The First Nations in Quebec”, inviting non-Natives to better recognize Aboriginal people’s rights.
Jun 10
1983
June 10, 1983
The Social Affairs Commission chair wrote to the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, joining with Northern Native Peoples and environmental organizations in urging government to reject the application of Gulf Oil and subsequent proposals for industrial development of the North Slope of the Yukon.