Indigenous and Aboriginal People
- Profiles in Catholicism
- Nov 15, 2020
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 15, 2024
Book Reviews/Commentaries
Amongst God’s Own: The Enduring Legacy By Terry Glavin Commentary by Nicholas Elbers The Catholic Register
Articles/Commentaries
Indigenous woman files lawsuit alleging abuse at B.C. Catholic school by Brendan Shykora Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal’
Catholic Bishops Finally Apologize for Church’s Role in Harming Kids at Indigenous Boarding Schools by Samantha Michaels Mother Jones
Indigenous people, evangelization, and us by Andrea Tornielli Vatican News
VSA volunteers provide prisoners with opportunities by CathNews New Zealand
Church denounces threats to Brazilian Indigenous in Amazon by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Pope upholds Indigenous knowledge to address climate crisis by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
One year after the environmental disaster: The "Verde Island Passage" is to become a marine protected area by Agenzi Fides
Integration of Aboriginal children: the contribution of schools after the wound of the referendum by Agenzia Fides
A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records. Nearly a century later, they’re still fighting for recognition by Chandelis Duster CNN
In South America’s ‘Lithium Triangle,’ Indigenous people defend sacred sites by Eduardo Campos Lima Religion News Service
Buffy Sainte-Marie is the latest public figure accused of being a ‘Pretendian.’ Here’s why that matters by Harmeet Kaur CNN
Holy See: Intolerance toward indigenous heritage ‘a form of violence’ by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Children traumatized by long wait for justice by Shay Cullen Manila Times
Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people by Jason DeRose NPR WBEZ Chicago
Brazil: CAFOD welcomes Court ruling recognising indigenous rights by Independent Catholic News
Bishop Poisson: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples advancing in Canada by Lisa Zengarini Vatican Newt
Canada bishops address ongoing search for Indigenous graves amid calls for greater accuracy by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Indigenous groups, Catholic leaders growing impatient with Lula in Brazil by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Calls for residential school abuse records to be re-examined for names of deceased by Stephanie Taylor and Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press
Tekakwitha Conference stresses justice and healing for indigenous Catholics by Dan Stockman National Catholic Reporter
Catholics, landowners spar in Brazil over territorial rights for indigenous groups by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts by Nicole Winfield Religion New Service
‘Kids Were Marched Everywhere. This Was a Concentration Camp.’ by Brandi Morin Rolling Stone
Effort will identify Catholic-run boarding schools for Indigenous children by Dan Stockman National Catholic Reporter
Korean Church began as an indigenous lay movement by UCA News
ACU awards top honour to Ungunmerr-Baumann by CathNews
Canadian bishops say they’ll follow pope’s example with Indigenous by Michael Swan Catholic News Service National Catholic Reporter
Reconciliation with indigenous a priority for Canada’s Bishops by Christopher Wells Vatican News
Protect isolated indigenous peoples: Amazon bishops by CathNews
Pope Francis: It was a genocide against indigenous peoples by Vatican News
Indigenous people, evangelization, and us by Andrea Tornielli Vatican News
In Quebec, pope condemns modern colonization of Indigenous by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Pope in Canada: Indigenous Sign Language interpreters get the message across by Vatican News
The pope’s apology to Canada’s Indigenous peoples was truly remarkable by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Canadian Priest Lays Out Catholic Church’s Path to Reconciliation With First Nations by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register
Pope Francis apologizes for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at residential schools by CBC
Pope Francis to make amends for Church abuse to indigenous children by Fr. Shay Cullen Preda Foundation
Indigenous woman says she feels heard as accused priest has first court appearance by Kelly Geraldine Malone Canadian Press
Understanding Pope Francis’ Historic Voyage of Reconciliation to Canada’s Indigenous People by Father Raymond J. de Souza National Catholic Register
When Pope visits Canada, indigenous people look for healing – and action by Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters
Ahead of papal visit, Canadian bishops begin payouts to Indigenous communities by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Indigenous elder tells court of 50-hour work weeks at New Norcia Mission by Sam McManus Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Franciscan sisters' land acknowledgment ceremony honors Indigenous nations by Sam Lucero Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report
Pope Francis Pilgrimage and Apology to Canadian First Nations Brings Hope of Reconciliation by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register
Reconciliation with Indigenous Australia by Australian Jesuits
Department of the Interior Releases Investigative Report, Outlines Next Steps in Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative by Deb Haaland and Bryan Newland U.S. Department of the Interior
Indigenous peoples, spirituality and Catholicism by CathNews New Zealand
Brazilian Church backs Indigenous groups in fight against mining interests by Eduardo Campos LimaCrux
Among the Yup’ik people, a priest finds a new kind of faith by Rosie McCarty U.S. Catholic
Opinion: Pope Francis apologized to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean? by Annie Selak The Conversation
After Pope’s apology, Canada’s indigenous survivors want compensation, records by Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters
Address at a Meeting with Representatives of Indigenous Peoples in Canada by Pope Francis Vatican Dicastery for Communications
Canada Indigenous tell pope of abuses at residential schools by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
Pope Francis meets with representatives of Canadian indigenous peoples by Thaddeus Jones Vatican News
Canada indigenous demand Church admit role in ‘genocide,’ rescind colonization edicts by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Williams Lake First Nation sets date to release findings of St. Joseph’s Mission investigation by The Williams Lake Tribune
Former boarding school for Indigenous children owning up to its past by Peter Smith The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Canada’s ‘crying shame’: The fields full of children’s bones by Brandi Morin Microsoft News
Ontario NDP demands removal of Indigenous Affairs minister over residential school settlement by CBC News
Canada challenges indigenous compensation order by BBC/Microsoft News
Brazil saw a 61 percent surge in murders of Indigenous people last year, study shows by Reuters/NBC News
Red Lives Matter. A visit to Alcatraz provides a timely reminder that there is no popular movement to end the national disgrace of America’s treatment of native peoples by Jonaj Baskin Tablet
Federal probe of American Indian boarding schools reflects dark chapter in U.S. history by Joe Nelson, San Bernardino Sun/The Press-Enterprise
Survivors reach settlement with Church, Commonwealth by CathNews
Indigenous elders are teaching me the lesson of abundant generosity by Claire Lucas Global Sisters Report
Brazil’s indigenous people facing obstacles to receiving COVID vaccine by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Priest's Aboriginal victims sue Pope Francis over church's failures by Chip Le Grand Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous voice panel split over referendum by CathhNews
Australia: Reconciliation Action Plan to correct “past injustices” against Aboriginal people by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Church needs to confront painful histories with 'unflinching honesty,' speakers say by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter