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An Agreed Statement by the Elders of the Fifth Sacred Circle-2005, calling on the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada to provide a national aboriginal bishop within one year

SACRED CIRCLE 2005

In the name of God the Creator. Amen.

The Fifth Sacred Circle - 2005, meeting in Pinawa, Manitoba, being guided by the Holy Spirit, calls on the Primate and the Anglican Church of Canada to provide a national aboriginal bishop within one year. This bishop will have Episcopal and pastoral responsibilities as well as full authority and jurisdiction for aboriginal communities across the country. This bishop will be fully recognized by the Anglican Church and be welcoming of aboriginal teachings, traditions, and ceremonies. The bishop will have spiritual support from the whole church and will be monetarily supported so the Indigenous Anglican Church stands strong and independent of any subordination. The provision of this bishop is a first step in a new era for the Indigenous Anglican Church.

Agreed to this day August 12, 2005, by the Elders:

George Campbell
Victor Flett

Camilla Haines
Donna White Quills
Margaret Waterchief
Gloria Moses

Dursa Noah

Olive Elm

Eli Morris

Martha Spence

Olive Lillie

Eunice McMahon
Lorraine Still

Barbara Shoomski
Sylvia James

Verna Firth

Audrey Samuels

Freddie Wale

Margaret Jackson

Virginia Medicine Traveller
Dorothy Phillips
Norman Jackson

Nina Burnham
Nelson Menow

Irene Viznaugh

Ethel Ahenakew
Arthur Anderson
Mildred Poplar
Hannah Alexie

Wilfred Anderson

Martin Brokenleg
Sidney Black
Gwen Adams
Hone Kaa
Charon Spinks Shirley Jackson Erwin Oliver
Dale Gillman
Martin Brokenleg
Phyllis Keeper
Norm Macdonald Freda Lepine
Donna Bomberry
Mervin Wolfleg

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