What Broadview’s predecessor chose not to see about the Edmonton Residential School
The Christian Guardian portrayed the new school as modern and orderly. But Indigenous children described hunger and fear
The growing malaise with ‘Indian Missions’
What a 1909 Methodist article tells us about church complicity in colonization
The true origins of the Cree writing system
A missionary is credited with inventing Cree syllabics, but Indigenous communities tell a different story
141 members of this United church went to war. 19 never returned home.
More than a century after the start of the First World War, a historian tells their stories
How Broadview’s predecessor silenced Indigenous voices at Confederation
Focused on nation-building, “The Christian Guardian” turned its back on Indigenous land rights
Early pages of Broadview’s predecessor reveal a mixed legacy on Indigenous-settler relations
"The Christian Guardian" featured contributions from Indigenous leaders, but also negative settler stereotypes
How the United Church got into the business of residential schools
"The churches were addicted to the funding and prestige of government support"
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