Sale of church urged

JUNE 12, 2000

The Protestant church is being urged to sell its oldest property in Edmonton, Alberta, in order to help defray costs associated with the over 2,000 lawsuits Candian aboriginals have brought against the church and the federal government over allegations of abuse at residential schools.

Lawsuits around the country are leading churches to the verge of bankruptcy.

Proposal calls for sale of old church to pay natives (The Edmonton Journal 6/12)

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Lawsuits threaten church (First Nations 6/2)
Abuse charges filed (First Nations 6/2)
Natives skeptical: First Nations Briefs (First Nations 05/25)
Churches losing lawsuits (First Nations 05/22)
Elders walk across Canada (First Nations 05/09)
Children used as guinea pigs (First Nations 04/26)

Relevant Links:
The Anglican Journal - Contains a special report about experiments on aboriginal children and the church's involvement.