This webinar is being offered as part of the church’s continued response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action # 59, which calls on churches to educate their members about the role churches played in colonization, the history and legacy of residential schools and why apologies to former residential school students, their families and communities are necessary.

In the webinar, Allyson Carr, Associate Secretary of the PCC’s Justice Ministries, explores some of the PCC’s history, setting it in the context of broader history and the Doctrine of Discovery, and also looks at the effects of trauma and intergenerational trauma that the schools caused. The video concludes with information about some of the things the PCC is doing today in its ongoing work toward truth, healing, and reconciliation in order to better equip people within the PCC to engage in reconciliation.

Download the list of key points and resources to accompany viewing of the video .