| Resolution Number: | 2022-D019 |
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| Title: | Acknowledge Indigenous Lands at DFMS Gatherings |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention shall promote the acknowledgment of Indigenous Lands at all gatherings within the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (TEC) and its affiliate organizations; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Committee on Programs, Budgets, and Finance allocate an additional amount up to $50,000 per year to fund the implementation of this resolution under the guidance of the Indigenous Ministries Office to conduct research, to provide training, and to assist dioceses and churches in their efforts to identify and acknowledge Indigenous lands in their local areas.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 818. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Simeon Lewis Powell |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Governance and Structure |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Governance and Structure presented its Report #10 on Resolution D019 (Acknowledgment of Indigenous Lands) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D019)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention shall promote the acknowledgment of Indigenous Lands at all gatherings within the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (TEC) and its affiliate organizations; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Committee on Programs, Budgets, and Finance allocate an additional amount up to $50,000 per year to fund the implementation of this resolution under the guidance of the Indigenous Ministries Office to conduct research, to provide training, and to assist dioceses and churches in their efforts to identify and acknowledge Indigenous lands in their local areas.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #111)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Governance and Structure presented its Report #22 on HD Message #111 on Resolution D019 (Acknowledgment of Indigenous Lands) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #220)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 9.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention promotes the acknowledgment of Indigenous lands at all gatherings within the DFMS and its affiliate organizations. |
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