GCE Correspondence and Motion regarding residential schools inquiry 2003C551

Having received the correspondence from Maritime Conference, and the notice of motion of Pawis/Mabee from this fall 2003 meeting of the Executive of the General Council, and recognizing that it is seven years since the release of the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, that a letter be written to the Government of Canada urging them to act on the recommendation of the report calling for a public inquiry on residential schools and that this matter be referred to the General Secretary for action.

That the correspondence from Maritime Conference (CORR 7-8) and the notice of motion by Pawis/Mabee from this fall 2003 meeting of the Executive of the General Council be referred to the Residential Schools Steering Committee and ask it to establish a task group in consultation with the All Native Circle Conference, B.C. Native Ministries and Aboriginal communities not so represented to bring a proposal for the process of truth-telling to the April 2004 meeting of the Executive of the General Council.